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Aptera fusca (Thunberg, 1784)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Thunberg. 1784. Dissert. entom. novas Ins. species sistens 4, Upsaliae

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Blattodea
family
Blaberidae
genus
Aptera
species
Aptera fusca

Name

Synonyms
Aptera lenticularis Saussure, 1864
Blatta aptera Zschach, 1788
Nauphoeta rubricosa Walker, 1868
Perisphaeria cingulata Burmeister, 1838
Perisphaeria crassa Walker, 1868
Perisphaeria multicincta Walker, 1868
Homonyms
Aptera fusca (Thunberg, 1784)
Common names
Cape Mountain Cockroach in English
Cape mountain cockroach in English
Table Mountain Cockroach in English
Tafelbergse Reusekakkerlak in Afrikaans

Bibliographic References

  1. Princis. 1964. In Beier [Ed.]. Blattariae: Subordo Blaberoidea: Fam.: Panchloridae, Gynopeltididae, Derocalymmidae, Perisphaeriidae, Pycnoscelididae. Orthopterorum Catalogus, W. Junk, s'Gravenhage(6):198
  2. Thunberg. 1784. Dissert. entom. novas Ins. species sistens 4, Upsaliae 77
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