Progonoblattina Scudder 1879 (cockroach)

Insecta - Blattodea - Gyroblattidae

Invalid subtaxa: Archoblattina Sellards 1903, Bertrandiblatta Laurentiaux 1950, Cebenniblatta Laurentiaux 1950, Dysmenes Handlirsch 1906, Guichenbachia Guthörl 1963, Gyroblatta Handlirsch 1906, Livetiblatta Laurentiaux 1950, Megablattina Sellards 1903 [replaced name], Phoberoblatta Handlirsch 1906, Platyblattina Laurentiaux 1950, Sterzelia Handlirsch 1906

Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1879. Palaeozoic Cockroaches: A complete revision of the species of both worlds, with an essay toward their classification. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3:23-134

Parent taxon: Gyroblattidae according to J. W. Schneider and R. Rößler 2023

See also Durden 1969, Guthörl 1963, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1920, Handlirsch 1922, Laurentiaux 1950, Laurentiaux 1966, Schneider 1983, Schneider 1983, Scudder 1879, Scudder 1886, Scudder 1895, Sellards 1903 and Sellards 1904

Sister taxa: Pachyblatta, Phylomylacris

Subtaxa: Archoblattina beecheri Archoblattina boulei Archoblattina clarkii Archoblattina fontaniensis Archoblattina helvetica Archoblattina scudderi Mylacris packardii Progonoblattina clarkii Progonoblattina helvetica

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Type: Blattina helvetica

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Westphalian of Switzerland (1 collection), United States (2: Rhode Island)

• Carboniferous of France (9), Germany (3), Morocco (1), Spain (1), United States (3: Illinois, Pennsylvania)

Total: 20 collections including 25 occurrences

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