Insecta - Dicondylia - Poroblattinidae
Alternative combination: Neorthoblattina rotundata
Synonyms: Acmaeoblatta lanceolata Handlirsch 1906, Autoblattina elegans Schlechtendal 1906, Bradyblatta mucronata Scudder 1895, Dichronoblatta minima Scudder 1895, Epheboblatta attenuata Scudder 1885, Etoblattina mucronata Scudder 1895, Gerablattina minima Scudder 1895, Gerablattina rotundata Scudder 1895, Nearoblatta pygmaea Schlechtendal 1906, Neorthroblattina attenuata Scudder 1885, Penetoblatta rotundata Scudder 1895, Phyloblatta mucronata Scudder 1895, Poroblattina brachyptera Handlirsch 1906, Poroblattina debilis Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina incerta Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina lakesii Scudder 1885, Poroblattina lata Handlirsch 1906, Poroblattina longula Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina nervosa Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina ohioensis Scudder 1895, Poroblattina rastrata Handlirsch 1920, Poroblattina richmondia Handlirsch 1906, Poroblattina richmondiana Handlirsch 1906, Poroblattina undosa Schlechtendal 1906, Scutinoblattina brongniarti Scudder 1885, Systoloblatta ohioensis Scudder 1895
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1885. Notes on Mesozoic Cockroaches. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 37:105-115
Belongs to Poroblattina according to A. Belahmira et al. 2025
See also Durden 1969, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1920, Handlirsch 1922, Schlechtendal 1906, Schneider 1978, Schneider 1983, Scudder 1885, Scudder 1885, Scudder 1890 and Scudder 1895
Sister taxa: Poroblattina arcuata, Poroblattina attenuata, Poroblattina carbonaria, Poroblattina duffieuxi, Poroblattina germari, Poroblattina inversa, Poroblattina minima, Premnoblatta duffieuxi, Nearoblatta rotundata
Type specimens:
- Poroblattina rotundata: Its type locality is Fairplay, which is in an Asselian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maroon Formation of Colorado
- Acmaeoblatta lanceolata: USNM 38678, a tegmen. Its type locality is Willis Creek near Steubenville, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial shale in the Conemaugh Formation of Ohio.
- Autoblattina elegans: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Etoblattina mucronata: USNM 38199, a tegmen (fragment). Its type locality is Cassville, which is in an Asselian terrestrial shale in the Cassville Shales Formation of West Virginia.
- Gerablattina minima: USGS 2183(2184), a tegmen. Its type locality is Willis Creek near Steubenville, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial shale in the Conemaugh Formation of Ohio.
- Gerablattina rotundata: USNM 38171, a tegmen. Its type locality is Cassville, which is in an Asselian terrestrial shale in the Cassville Shales Formation of West Virginia.
- Nearoblatta pygmaea: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Neorthroblattina attenuata: Its type locality is Fairplay, which is in an Asselian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maroon Formation of Colorado.
- Poroblattina brachyptera: USNM 38637, a tegmen. Its type locality is Willis Creek near Steubenville, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial shale in the Conemaugh Formation of Ohio.
- Poroblattina debilis: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina incerta: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina lakesii: Its type locality is Fairplay, which is in an Asselian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maroon Formation of Colorado.
- Poroblattina lata: USNM 38696, a tegmen. Its type locality is Willis Creek near Steubenville, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial shale in the Conemaugh Formation of Ohio.
- Poroblattina longula: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina nervosa: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina ohioensis: Coll Huston 162, a tegmen (fragment of tegmen). Its type locality is Willis Creek near Steubenville, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial shale in the Conemaugh Formation of Ohio.
- Poroblattina rastrata: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina richmondiana: USNM 38644, a tegmen. Its type locality is Willis Creek near Steubenville, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial shale in the Conemaugh Formation of Ohio.
- Poroblattina undosa: Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Scutinoblattina brongniarti: Its type locality is Fairplay, which is in an Asselian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maroon Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Colorado, New Mexico, West Virginia collections)
• Carboniferous of Germany (3), Morocco (4), United States (1: Ohio)
Total: 11 collections including 24 occurrences
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