Taxonavigation

Familia: Blattidae
Subfamilia: Polyzosteriinae
Genus: Megazosteria
Species: Megazosteria patula
Synonym: Polyzosteria patula

Name

• Polyzosteria patula Walker, 1868
  • Authority for current placement: Mackerras, 1966: 308
  • Current status: invalid combination of Megazosteria patula
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Polyzosteria patula
  • Original genus: Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: presumably unique
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'North Australia'
  • ZooBank

Primary references

• Walker, F. 1868: Catalogue of the specimens of Blattariae in the collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). 239 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.8495 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 157]

References

• Mackerras, M.J. 1966: Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). IV. Megazosteria, gen. nov., and revision of the genus Desmozosteria Shelford. Australian journal of zoology 14(2): 305–334. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9660305 . Reference page.  [see p. 308, and Figs. 2, 3, 4-6, 10; Plate 1, Figs. 1 and 2]