Insecta - Dicondylia - Poroblattinidae
Alternative combinations: Blatta germari, Blattina germari, Blattoidea germari, Gerablattina germari
Synonyms: Acmaeoblatta carbonaria Carpenter 1934, Anthracoblattina virginiensis Scudder 1895, Autoblattina amoena Schlechtendal 1906, Autoblattina difficilis Schlechtendal 1906, Autoblattina fallax Schlechtendal 1906, Autoblattina gracilis Schlechtendal 1906, Autoblattina inversa Schlechtendal 1906, Autoblattina jucunda Schlechtendal 1906, Autoblattina schlechtendali Handlirsch 1920, Blattina parvula Goldenberg 1869, Blattoidea fallax Schlechtendal 1906, Blattoidea inversa Schlechtendal 1906, Drepanoblattina plicata Schlechtendal 1906, Etoblattina parvula Goldenberg 1869, Exochoblatta carbonaria Carpenter 1934, Exochoblatta hastata Scudder 1895, Nearoblatta exarata Schlechtendal 1906, Nearoblatta lakesii Scudder 1885, Nearoblatta parvula Goldenberg 1869, Neorthroblattina lakesii Scudder 1885, Nepioblatta intermedia Scudder 1885, Penetoblatta virginiensis Scudder 1895, Petrablattina hastata Scudder 1895, Poroblattina ambigua Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina modesta Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina obscura Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina ornata Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina parvula Goldenberg 1869, Poroblattina striolata Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina subtilis Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina tenera Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina varia Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina virgula Schlechtendal 1906, Poroblattina virgulata Schlechtendal 1906, Scutinoblattina intermedia Scudder 1885
Full reference: C. G. Giebel. 1856. Die Insecten und Spinnen der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Insekten und Spinnen. Die Fauna der Vorwelt 2:1-511
Belongs to Poroblattina according to A. Belahmira et al. 2025
See also Carpenter 1934, Durden 1969, Giebel 1856, Goldenberg 1869, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1920, Handlirsch 1922, Heer 1864, Schlechtendal 1906, Schneider 1978, Schneider 1983, Schneider et al. 2004, Scudder 1879, Scudder 1885, Scudder 1890, Scudder 1895 and von Schlechtendal 1913
Sister taxa: Poroblattina arcuata, Poroblattina attenuata, Poroblattina carbonaria, Poroblattina duffieuxi, Poroblattina inversa, Poroblattina minima, Poroblattina rotundata, Nearoblatta rotundata, Premnoblatta duffieuxi
Type specimens:
- Poroblattina germari: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany
- Acmaeoblatta carbonaria: MCZ 3348, a tegmen. Its type locality is Aspinwall, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial siliciclastic in Pennsylvania.
- Anthracoblattina virginiensis: USNM 38104, a tegmen (fragment of tegmen). Its type locality is Cassville, which is in an Asselian terrestrial shale in the Cassville Shales Formation of West Virginia.
- Autoblattina amoena: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Autoblattina difficilis: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Autoblattina gracilis: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Autoblattina jucunda: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Autoblattina schlechtendali: Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Blattina parvula: Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Blattoidea fallax: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Blattoidea inversa: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Drepanoblattina plicata: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Nearoblatta exarata: Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Nearoblatta lakesii: Its type locality is Fairplay, which is in an Asselian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maroon Formation of Colorado.
- Petrablattina hastata: USNM 38205, a tegmen. Its type locality is Cassville, which is in an Asselian terrestrial shale in the Cassville Shales Formation of West Virginia.
- Poroblattina ambigua: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina modesta: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina obscura: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina ornata: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina striolata: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina subtilis: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina tenera: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina varia: Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Poroblattina virgulata: Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Scutinoblattina intermedia: Its type locality is Fairplay, which is in an Asselian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maroon Formation of Colorado.
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Colorado, New Mexico, West Virginia collections)
• Carboniferous of Germany (3), Morocco (3), United States (1: Pennsylvania)
Total: 10 collections including 29 occurrences
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