NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Elliptoblatta polita Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Elliptoblatta polita Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
- Name authority
- Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Blaberidae
- Genus
- Elliptoblatta
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderBlattodea Latreille, 1810
- superfamilyBlaberoidea Saussure, 1864
- epifamilyOrkrasomeria Evangelista, Wipfler & Béthoux, 2020
- familyBlaberidae Saussure, 1864
- subfamilyPerisphaerinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
- genusElliptoblatta Saussure, 1891
- speciesElliptoblatta polita Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elliptoblatta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elliptoblatta brunneriana Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 | BlaberidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elliptoblatta hova Saussure, 1891 | BlaberidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elliptoblatta marginalis Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 | BlaberidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elliptoblatta punctulata Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 | BlaberidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elliptoblatta semilimbata Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 | BlaberidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Saussure, H.de & Zehntner, L. (1895) Revision de la tribu des Perisphaeriens (Insectes Orthopteres de la Famille des Blattides). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 3, 1–59. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39BN8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.