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Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Cockroach (Blattodea, several families) field guide

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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

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Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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Johnrehnia bulburina

Johnrehnia bulburina
Johnrehnia bulburina
Johnrehnia bulburina

Johnrehnia concisa (A native cockroach)

Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa

Johnrehnia contraria (Cockroach)

Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria

Johnrehnia sp. (genus) (A coachroach)

Johnrehnia sp. (genus)
Johnrehnia sp. (genus)
Johnrehnia sp. (genus)

Laxta friedmani (Friedman's trilobite cockroach)

Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani

Laxta granicollis (Common bark or trilobite cockroach)

Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis

Laxta sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach)

Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)

Melanozosteria dookiensis (Dookie woodland cockroach)

Melanozosteria dookiensis
Melanozosteria dookiensis
Melanozosteria dookiensis

Melanozosteria feriarum (Tawny dark woodland cockroach)

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ALA Image

Melanozosteria feriarum
ALA Image

Melanozosteria sp. (genus) (A native cockroach)

Female

Female

Melanozosteria sp. (genus)
Melanozosteria sp. (genus)
Female

Methana parva (Spined Methana Cockroach)

Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva

Molytria perplexa (Bark Cockroach)

Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa

Molytria sp. (genus) (A cockroach)

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

Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus) (Cockroach)

Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)
Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)
Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)

Panesthia australis (Common wood cockroach)

Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis

Panesthia lata (Lord Howe Island wood-feeding cockroach)

Panesthia lata
Panesthia lata

Panesthia sp. (genus) (Wood cockroach)

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

Paratemnopteryx couloniana (A native cockroach)

Paratemnopteryx couloniana
Paratemnopteryx couloniana
Paratemnopteryx couloniana

Platyzosteria melanaria (Common Eastern Litter Runner)

Platyzosteria melanaria
FEMALE

FEMALE
Platyzosteria melanaria
FEMALE

Platyzosteria similis (Red-legged litter runner)

Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis

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