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Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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A good reference for Cockroaches is the book “A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia” by David Rentz. https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6710/

This webpage by the CSIRO is also useful:
http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies/order_overview.aspx?OrderID=42509&PageID=overview

Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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trevorpreston wrote:
19 Aug 2024
I'm fairly certain this is Methana parva, Spined Methana Cockroach.
Methana parva
donhe wrote:
8 Jun 2024
Thanks. Well spotted.
Calolampra sp. (genus)
trevorpreston wrote:
8 Jun 2024
@donhe This sighting is definately not a cockroach, it is a water beetle species.
Calolampra sp. (genus)
LisaH wrote:
7 Jun 2024
Oops!! Thank you! It was on a window. Much appreciated.
Calolampra sp. (genus)
trevorpreston wrote:
7 Jun 2024
This is a water beetle!
Calolampra sp. (genus)

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