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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

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Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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HelenCross wrote:
5 Jun 2025
Suggested by @KimberiRP: "possibly genus Anamesia"
Unverified Cockroach (Blattodea, several families)
WendyEM wrote:
23 May 2025
Egg case. Most Blattodea have little interest in invading our houses. They are very happy in the garden, bush, forest ..
Blattodea (order)
trevorpreston wrote:
17 May 2025
Very interesting cockroach. I think it's probably an Ectoneura sp. But I don't have enough info to identify this one to species.
Ectobiidae (family)
trevorpreston wrote:
19 Feb 2025
I think this is Polyzosteria aenea (Pink-tailed heath cockroach) but not 100% sure.
Platyzosteria sp. (genus)
DiBickers wrote:
2 Feb 2025
This looks closer to an Ellipsidion humerale nymph to me. I can’t see it as an option to use as Suggestion so will leave at Genus-level.
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)

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