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Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Cockroach (Blattodea, several families) species

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Overview

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

22 species

Balta bicolor (A balta cockroach)

Balta bicolor

Male above, female below

Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor

Blattidae sp. (family) (Unidentified blattid cockroach)

Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)

Blattodea (order) (Unidentified cockroach)

Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)

Calolampra sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach)

Calolampra sp. (genus)

MALE

Calolampra sp. (genus)

FEMALE
Calolampra sp. (genus)
Calolampra sp. (genus)
Calolampra sp. (genus)
Calolampra sp. (genus)

Ectoneura sp. (genus) (Cockroach)

Ectoneura sp. (genus)
Ectoneura sp. (genus)
Ectoneura sp. (genus)
Ectoneura sp. (genus)
Ectoneura sp. (genus)
Ectoneura sp. (genus)

Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach)

Ellipsidion australe

Adult

Ellipsidion australe

Adult
Ellipsidion australe

Nymph
Ellipsidion australe
Ellipsidion australe
Ellipsidion australe

Ellipsidion humerale (Common Ellipsidion)

Ellipsidion humerale
Ellipsidion humerale
Ellipsidion humerale

NYMPH
Ellipsidion humerale
Ellipsidion humerale
Ellipsidion humerale

Ellipsidion sp. (genus) (A diurnal cockroach)

Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)

Johnrehnia contraria (Cockroach)

Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria

Laxta friedmani (Friedman's trilobite cockroach)

Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani

Laxta granicollis (Common bark or trilobite cockroach)

Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis

Melanozosteria feriarum (Tawny dark woodland cockroach)

Melanozosteria feriarum

ALA Image

Melanozosteria feriarum
Melanozosteria feriarum
Melanozosteria feriarum

Methana parva (Spined Methana Cockroach)

Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva

Molytria sp. (genus) (A cockroach)

Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)

Panesthia australis (Common wood cockroach)

Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis

Panesthia sp. (genus) (Wood cockroach)

Panesthia sp. (genus)
Panesthia sp. (genus)
Panesthia sp. (genus)
Panesthia sp. (genus)
Panesthia sp. (genus)
Panesthia sp. (genus)

Periplaneta americana (American cockroach)

Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta americana

Periplaneta australasiae (Australasian cockroach)

Periplaneta australasiae

Harvey Perkins, Montague Is.

Periplaneta australasiae
Periplaneta australasiae
Periplaneta australasiae
Periplaneta australasiae
Periplaneta australasiae

Periplaneta sp. (genus) (Unidentified Periplaneta cockroach)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)
Periplaneta sp. (genus)
Periplaneta sp. (genus)
Periplaneta sp. (genus)
Periplaneta sp. (genus)
Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Platyzosteria sp. (genus) (Litter runner cockroach)

Platyzosteria sp. (genus)
Platyzosteria sp. (genus)
Platyzosteria sp. (genus)
Platyzosteria sp. (genus)
Platyzosteria sp. (genus)
Platyzosteria sp. (genus)

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