blattidae - Entomotropica

CATALOGUE OF TI{E ORTHOPTERA OF YENEZUELA:
PART I, BLATTIDAE
JoHN \V. H. Rnlrx
Research Associatc, Coluttbia Urlivet'sity;
Juan;
Research Associate, School of Tropical ]Iedicine' San
Philadelphia'
of
Scicncie
Natural
o[
Research Associate, Acaderny
the
The fauna of venezuela is but poorly hnoln, and
inforrnation is rviclely scattered' This catalogue i$
"*irting
p""p"rla to bring together the -linown records' It is hoped
tt it may serve as a basis for future rvork'
"t The ciassification of the lllattidae leaves rnuch to be dethan
sired. The arrangement in the catalogue is essentially
many
that
except
followed by the various workers on the group
rvhole
of the higher group names have not been used' Until the
it is rvise to recognize
!"o.,p isiecla-ssifiea I ao not believe that
as families certain of the cornponents'
dealThe present catalogue includes only those references
the
to
reference
ing with Venezuelan material except for the
orithe
or.Tginat generic or specific description. In these cases
ginal localitY is also cited.
BLATTIDAE
PSEUDOMOPINAE
DENDROBLATTA REHN
Soc., XLII, p' 231'
Dendroblatta sobrina Rehn' by original
1916. Trans. Amer. Ent.
Genotype.
-
designation.
Dendroblatta sobrina Rehn
1916. Denrlroblatta sobrina Rehn, Trans' Amer' Ent'
XLII, p.232, pl. 14, figs' 11-14' fAmazonas']
Soco
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1939. Dendroblatta sobrina Martorelr, Journ. Agr. univPuerto Rico, XXIII, p. 1g0. fnear La providencia,
and Sanrdn de Gtiere, Aragua.]
SUPELLA STIELFORD
1911. Ent. Month. Mag., (2) XXII, p. 1b5.
Genotype.-Blatta supellectilium Servill e: Supella
pellectilium (Serville), by original designation.
su_
Supella supellectilium (Serville)
1893. Blatta supellectilium Serville, Hist. Nat. Ins., Orth, p.
114. fNlauritius.]
7925. supella suspellectiliurn wern
725,
p.555. [Bonair Island.']
er,
zeit. wissensch. ZooI.
LOPHOBLATTA HEBARD
1929. Trans. Amer. Ent.
Soc., LV, p. b0.
Genotype.-Blatta pellucida Burmeister:Lop hoblatta
pellucida (Burmeister), by original designation.
Lophoblatta arawaka Hebard
7929. Lophoblatta arawaka Hebard, Trans. Amer. Ent. soc.,
LV, p. B5O, pl. 13, figs 6 and 7. [Caparo, Trinidad
(type locality); Cariaquito, Venezuela; various
loca_
lities in Trinidad, British Guiana and Surinam.]
NEOBI,ATTELLA SHELFORD
1911. Ent. I\{onth. }dag., (2) XXII, p. 155.
Genotype'-Blatta adspersicouis Stal-Neob lateua adspersicollis (Stal), by original designation.
Neoblatella festae (Giglio-Tos)
1898. Blatta f estae Giglio-Tos, Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp.
Turino, XIII, No. 311, p. 2. [Gualaquiza, Ecuadoi]
BoLrrtx
DE ENToMoLoGiA vEilEzoLlNA,
vol' 8' Nos' 1 y z'-tuNlo
estae Rehn, Trans. Amer'
P. 268. fVenezuela.l (1)
1903. Blattella
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Ent' Soc', XXIX'
EUPHYI-LODROTTIA SHELFORD
1908. Shelford, Gen. Insectorum, fasc' 73, p'77'
(subgenus')
1919. Hebard, Mem' Amer. Ent' Soc', 4, p' 82' (given generic
status.)
Genotype.-Blatta augustata Latreille - Euphgllodro'
mia augustcfa (Latreille), by designation of Hebard'
Euphyllodromia histrix (Saussure)
1g69.
Pseud.ophgllod.romia histrit saussure, Rev. ilIag. zool.,
(2) XX, P. 110. [Venezuela']
BLATTINAE
PERIPLANETA BURMEISTER
1838. Hantlb. Ent., II, abth. II, pt'
1, p' 502'
Linnaeus : Periplaneta
americana
Genotype.-Blatta
of Rehn'
designation
by
(Linnaeus),
americana
Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus)
1758. Blatta americatta Linnaeus, Syst' Nat', X ed" p'
424'
IAmerica.]
1939. Periplanetta americana Martorell, Journ' Agr' Univ'
Puerto Rico, XXIII, p. 181' [La Providencia' Gonzalito and Turmero.]
Periplaneta australasiae (Fabricius)
1755. Blatta australasiae Fabricius, Syst' Ent', p' 271' l"In
nave e mare Pacifico et oegionibus incognitis revertente."]
(1)Althoughrecordedasfestaeanexaminationoftlrematerial
on which this record rvas based proves that the determination is in
error.
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1939. Periplaneta australasfae lllartorell, Journ. Ag". Univ.
Puerto Rico, XXIII, p. 181. [La providencia, Gonza_
Iito, Turmero, Maracay, Caracas, Los Teques, and
Ocumare del Tuy.]
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister
1839. Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, Handb. Ent., II,
II, pt. 1, p. b03. [Chile and Demerara.]
abth.
1892. Periplaneta truncata Krauss, Zool. Anzerg. XV, p. 165.
fTenerife, Brazil and New Britain.]
792-5- Periplanta truncata 'werner, Zert. wissensch. Zool.,
p. 555. fBonair Island.]
1115,
LAMPROBLATTA HEBARD
1919. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., XIV, p. 10g.
Genotype.-Lamproblatta albipalpus Hebard, by ori_
ginal designation.
Lamproblatta ancistroides Rehn
1930. Lamproblatta ancistroides Rehn, Trans. Amer. Ent.
Soc., LVI,. p. J3, pl. 2, figs. S and 4.
fVillavicencio,
Intendencia del Meta, Colombia (type locality), and
Venezuela.]
1919. Lamproblatta albipalpus Hebard, Trans. Amer. Ent.
Soc., XLV, p. 111. [In part; Venezuela only.]
EPILAIVIPRII.IAE
EPILA}IPRA BUN}IEISTER
1838. Handb. Ent., JJ, abt. LL, pt. 1, p. bO4.
Genotype._Blatta brasiftensrs Fabricius _
Epilampra
brasiliensis (Fabricius), by design"tio" oifti"ly.
Epilampra fusca Brunner
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1865. Epilampra fusca Brunner, Nouv' Syst' Blatt', p'
170'
IVenezuela.]
DRYADOBLATTA REHN
1930. Trans. Amer. Ent.
Genotype.
Soc.,
LVI' p' 56'
Homaloptergt scotti Shelford
by monotypy'
- (Shelford),
scotti
blatta
Dryadoblatta mira
Rehn
:
Drgado-
'
1937. Drgad.oblatta mira Rehn, Trans' Amer' EnL Soc"
ixlll, p. 230, pl. 15, tig. 21. lMount Duida, Venezuela.l
HOTNLOPTERYX BRUNNER
1865. Nouv. SYst. Blatt., P' 195'
Genotype.- H o malo pterg u capucinc Brunner' by designation of KirbY.
Homalopterl'x caPucina Brunner
1g65. Homalopterar capucinc Brunner, Nouv. syst. Blatt.'
p. 196, pl. 5, fig. 21. l\enezuela, Colornbia'l
l8g0.HomaloptergxcapucincBolivar,Ann.Soc.ent.France,
(6) X, P. 137. fTovar. Yenezuela'l
PANCHLORINAE
LEUCOPHAEA BRUNNER
Blatt., P. 278.
Blatta maderae Fabricius : Leucophaea
Genotype.
(Fabricius),
by designation of Rehn'
maderae
1865. Nouv.
SYst.
Leucophaea maderae (Fabricius)
1781. Blatta maderae Fabricius,
Spec. Ins., p. 341. fMadeira
Islands.l
1925. Rhgparobia maderae 'Werner, Zeit. wissensch. Zool.,
725, p.555. fBonair Island.]
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1939. Leucophaea madera Martorell, Journ. Agr. Univ. Puerto Rico, XXIII, p. 180. lTurmero, La Providencia,
ilIaracay and Caracas.]
PYCNOSCELUS SCUDDER
1862. Boston Journ. Nat. Hist., VII, p. 421.
Pgcnoscelus obscurcus Scudder Blatta
surinamensfs
Linnaeus : pg62e scelus surinamensis
(Linnaeus), by monotypy.
Genotype.
Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus)
1758. Blatta surinamensr's Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., X
ed.,
p.
424.
ISurinam.]
1939. Pqcnoscelus surinamensds Martorell, Journ. Agf. Univ.
Puerto Rico, XXIII, p. 181. [near La providencia,
Aragua.l
PANCHLORA BURMEISTER
1838. Handb. Ent., JI, abth. II, pt. 1, p. 506.
Genotype.-Panchlora pulchella Burmeister, by designation of Rehn.
Panchlora cubensis Saussure
1862. Panchlora cubensis
p. 230. ICuba.]
Saussure, Rev. l\Iag. Zool., (2) XIV,
1939. Panehlora cubensis Martorell and Salas, Journ. Agr.
Univ. Puerto Rico, XXIII, p. 294. fMaracay, Aragua.]
Panchlora nivea (Linnaeus)
1758. Blatta niuea Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., X.
rica.l
ed.,
p.424. lAme-
1865. Panehlora niuea Brunner, Nouv. Syst. Blatt., p.
ICuba, Venezuela.]
224.
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1939. Panclilora niuea Martorell, Journ. Agr. Univ. Puerto
Rico, XXIII, p. 181. [La Providencia and Turmero'
Aragua.]
Panchlora punctum Saussure and Zehntner
1893. Panchlora punctum saussure and Zehntner, Biol. cent.
Amer., Orth. I, p. 96. fCentlal America']
1903. Panchlora punctum Rehn, Trans' Amer' Ent' Soc''
XXIX, p. 285. fVenezuela and Costa Rica']
BLABERINAE
BLABERUS SERVILLE
1831
.
Ann. Sci. Nat., XXII, P. 37.
Blatla gigantea Linnaeus - Blaberus
by designation of Rehn'
gantea (Linnaeus),
Genotype.
gi'
Blaberus giganteus (Linnaeus)
1758. Bllatta) gigantea Linnaeus, Syst' Nat', X ed', p'
424'
IArnerica.]
Ent. News, XXVII, p'2s.4'
fsan Esteban, Venezuela, and numerous other localities in Central and northern South America']
1916. Blaberus
colosseus Hebard,
Blaberus discoidalis Serville
1839. Blabera discoidalis Serville, Hist. Nat. Ins', Orth', p' 76'
pl. 1, fig.6. [Santo Domingo']
1927. Blaberus discoidalis Rehn and Hebard, Bull. Amer.
I'Ius. Nat' Hist', LIV, p' 260' fVenezuela' and numerous other localities in the'\ilest Indies and northern
South America.l
1939. Blaberus discoidalis Martorell, Journ. Agr' Univ' Puerto Rico, XXIII, p. 180. [La Providencia, Aragua']
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Blaberus trapezoideus Burmeister
1838. Blabera trapezoide,s Burmeister, Handb. Ent. II, abth.
II, pt. 1, p. 516. [Mexico.]
1939. Blaberus trapezoideus Martorell, Journ. Agr. Univ.
Puerto Rico, XXIII, p. 1g0. [Sam6n de Giiere, Ara_
gua.l
1939. Blaberus trapezoideus Martorel and salas, Journ. Agr.
Univ. Puerto Rico, XXIII, p.2J4. lValera, A,ragua.l
POLYPHAGINAE
HO}IOEOGA}IIA BURMEISTER
1838. Handb. Ent., II, abth. II, pt. 1, p. 4g0.
Geuotype.-Il
o
mo
eg o
mia
notype.
me
ricana Burmeister, by mo-
Homoeogamia sp.
1890. Homaeogamfa (sic) D.sp.Bolivar, Ann. Soc. ent. France, (6) X, p. 187. fCaracas.] Bolivar describes but
does not name the immature that refers to this genus.
PERISPHAERII{AE
POROBLATTA HEBARD
1919. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., XLV, p.
123.
Genotype.-Poroblatta cglindrica Hebarcl, by original
designation.
Poroblatta pluto Rehn
1930. Poroblatta plufo Rehn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., LVI,
p. 60, pl. 4, fig. 13, pl. 5, fig. 5. fVenezuela.l
HORTTETICA BURITEISTER
1838. Handb. Ent., abth. II, pt.
1, p. 511.
Hormetica laeuigafc Burmeister, by
signation- of Kirby.
Genotype.
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Hormetica verrucosa Brunner
1865. Hormetica
uemucosa Brunner, Nouv. Syst. Blatt., p. 331.
fVenezuela.]. (2)
Hormetica marmorata Saussure
1869. Dasgposoma mqrmoratc
Saussure, Rev. I\fag. Zool., (2)
XXI, p. 113. fVenezuela.l (3)
Hormetica pustulata Hebard
1929. Hormetica pustulata Hebard, Trans. Amer. Ent.
Soc.,
LV, p. 385, pl. 14, fig. 10. fBonair Island, on the north
coast of Venezuela.]
STYPHON REHN
1930. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., LVI, p.62.
Genotype.-Stgphon bakeri Rehn, by monotypy..
Styphon bakeri Rehu
1930. Stllphon bakeri Rehn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., LVI,
p.
63, pl. 4, figs. 14-16, pl. 5, figs. 6 and 7. [Bonair ls-
land.l
(2)
Hebard (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1920, p. 253 (1821).)
with Hormetica.
has synonymized, Dasgposoma
(3) lt seems probable that the Dasyposoma? sp. of Werner (Zeitwissenseh. Zool., 725, p. 555, (1925).) is either an immature of this
species or possibly an immature of. Styphon bakeri.