Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymy:

Blatta surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758

Blatta indica Fabricius, 1775

Blatta melanocephala Stoll, 1813

Blatta corticum Serville, 1839

Perispherus laevis Le Guillou, 1841

Pycnoscelus obscurus Scudder, 1862

Panchlora celebesa Walker, 1868

Polyzosteria latipes Walker, 1868

Polyzosteria crassipes Walker, 1868

Panchlora occipitalis Walker, 1871

Epilampra tatei Tepper, 1894

Epilampra dimorpha Shiraki, 1906

Pycnoscelus surinamensis major Roeser, 1940

Pycnoscelus surinamensis minor Roeser, 1940

Distribution: Suriname; Ecuador (+ Galápagos Islands) (Circumtropical).

Comments to faunistic records in Ecuador:

Walker (1868:166) ( Polyzosteria crassipes ): Napo River, South America (Mr. Stevens’ collection) .

Finot (1897:197) ( Polyzosteria crassipes ): Napo River.

Giglio-Tos (1898:12) ( Leucophaea surinamensis ): La Concepcion, Valle del Mira.

Kirby (1904:196) ( Parasphaeria ? crassipes ): the same locality as mentioned by Walker (1868).

Campos (1923:10) and (1926:54): the same locality as mentioned by Giglio-Tos (1898).

Bonsall (1995:33): Misahualli.

Comments to faunistic records in Galápagos:

Butler (1877:87) ( Panchlora surinamensis ): Charles Island , 2 adult, 2 immature, June 1875 (leg. W. E. Cookson) .

Howard (1889:194) ( Leucophaea surinamensis ): 8 specimens (adults and juv.), 1887–88 (det. L. Bruner).

Scudder (1893:7) ( Leucophaea surinamensis ): Chatham Island, 2 immature specimens obtained by Dr. Baur, and specimens determined by Bruner ( Howard 1889) from Charles and Chatham Islands.

McNeill (1901:494) ( Leucophaea surinamensis ): Chatham, 2 juv. females, and older data from 3 previous expeditions: Charles Island and Chatham .

Hebard (1920b:317): Albemarle Island , Villamil, 1 female; Chatham Island, 3 males, 3 juv. females, October 1905 ; Charles Island , 1 juv. female, October 1905 (leg. F.X. Williams) .

Hebard (1934:280): Chatham Island , 1 female, 2 juveniles, 28 December 1925 .

Linsley & Usinger (1966:125): Isabela, San Cristóbal, Floreana.

Parkin et al. (1972:102): 1 specimen, Floreana , 31 August 1968; 2 juveniles, Santa Cruz, 8 September 1968 (det. D. R. Ragge) .

Linsley (1977:4): Floreana, Isabela, Santa Cruz.

Peck & Roth (1992:2214): Isla Floreana, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Islas Campéon, Fernandina, Gardner (at Floreana), Isabela, Santiago.

Peck (1996:1502) & Peck (1998:223): the same locality as mentioned by Peck & Roth (1992).

Peck et al. (2001:152): Campéon, Española, Ferdinandina, Gardner at Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago (only older data).