Megazosteria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Blattoidae

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Supercohort: Polyneoptera Cohort: Dictyoptera Ordo: Blattodea Superfamilia: Blattoidea Epifamilia: Blattoidae

Familia: Blattidae
Subfamilia: Polyzosteriinae
Genus: Megazosteria
Species (5): M. impressa – M. nigrolutea – M. patula – M. purpurascens – M. shawi

[source: Blattodea Species File (Version 1.0/4.1)]

Name

Megazosteria Mackerras, 1966

• Original status: valid genus
• Type species: Polyzosteria patula Walker, 1868
  • Fixation: original designation (p. 305)
• ZooBank: 24078B83-9A35-449E-A967-7DC52BC22A72

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. 305]

Selected links

• Photo of ANIC collection drawer
• Photo of ANIC collection drawer