Celatoblatta quinquemaculata
Otago alpine cockroach | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Family: | Blattidae |
Genus: | Celatoblatta |
Species: | C. quinquemaculata
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Binomial name | |
Celatoblatta quinquemaculata (Johns, 1966)
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Celatoblatta quinquemaculata, the Otago alpine cockroach, is a species of blattid cockroach endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Celatoblatta quinquemaculata was described in 1966 by entomologist Peter Johns in his revision of the New Zealand cockroaches. Its name quinquemaculata refers to the five distinctive spots on its thorax.[1] The holotype in Canterbury Museum was collected in 1964 in the Old Man Range, Central Otago between 1,300 m (4,200 ft) and 1,400 m (4,700 ft).[1] The Otago alpine cockroach is sister to the subalpine Canterbury species Celatoblatta anisoptera.[2]
Description
This species is from 13 to 15 mm long, wingless, and dark brown in colour except for distinctive pale brown patches. The
Distribution
Found only in New Zealand, this species is restricted to the alpine zone of mountains in Central Otago. It has been recorded from the Old Man Range, Rock and Pillar Range, the Routeburn Valley, Lake Mackenzie, and in Fiordland National Park.[1] It occurs above 1,300 m (4,300 ft) and is common at an altitude of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
Habitat and resistance to freezing
Living under slabs of
References
- ^ Wikidata Q125308748.
- PMC 9860888.
- ISSN 0307-6946.
- ISSN 0030-1299.
- PMID 15019525.
External links
- Celatoblatta quinquemaculata discussed on RNZ Critter of the Week, 5 April 2024