Monastria Saussure, 1864

Pellens, Roseli & Grandcolas, Philippe, 2008, CCDC 696447: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, Zootaxa 1709, pp. 1-109 : 56-57

Monastria Saussure, 1864

Monastria angulata Saussure, 1864

Geographical records: Bahia.

Type: There is a specimen in the MHNG, Geneva, but without indication whether they it is a type or not .

Ref.: Princis, 1962-71: 142; Rocha e Silva Albuquerque, 1964c: 6.

Monastria biguttata (Thunberg, 1826) (Blatta)

Synonymy:

nigripennis (Walker, 1868) (Blabera) guttiventris Walker, 1868

monstrosa Stål, 1855 (Blabera)

Geographical records: Amazonas, Pará, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina.

Type: according to Wallin & Wallin (2001) the type is probably in UUZM, Uppsala .

Ref.: Princis, 1962-71: 141; Rocha e Silva Albuquerque, 1964c: 6; 1971a: 331; 1972: 6; 1982: 3; Rocha e Silva (Albuquerque) & Vasconcelos, 1987: 1; Roth 1970b: 328; Pellens & Grandcolas, 2003; 2007.

Remarks: since this genus is known only from the Atlantic region, the records from Amazonas and Pará are doubtful and the specimens would need to be reexamined.

Monastria papillosa (Thunberg, 1826) (Blatta)

Synonymy:

granosa (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865) ( Monachoda )

Geographical records: Brazil.

Type: according to Wallin & Wallin (2001) the type is probably in UUZM, Uppsala .

Ref.: Princis, 1962-71: 142.

Monastria similis (Serville, 1839) (Blabera)

Synonymy:

flavomarginata Princis, 1946

Geographical records: Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul.

Type: There are specimens in NMW, Vienne; MHNG, Geneva; and NHM, London, but none is characterized as type. Ref.: Princis, 1962-71: 142; Rocha e Silva Albuquerque, 1964c: 6; Roth 1970b: 330; Becker, 1984 a: 89 .

Remarks: Roth (1970b: 330) studied a specimen from São Paulo that was possibly Monastria similis .