Insects
Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Cockroach (Blattodea, several families) species

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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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Platyzosteria similis (Red-legged litter runner)

Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis

Platyzosteria sp. (genus) (Litter runner cockroach)

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

Polyzosteria aenea (Pink-tailed heath cockroach)

Polyzosteria aenea
Polyzosteria aenea
Polyzosteria aenea

Polyzosteria mitchelli (Mitchell's diurnal cockroach, Mardi Gras cockroach)

Polyzosteria mitchelli

Polyzosteria viridissima (Alpine Metallic Cockroach)

Polyzosteria viridissima
Polyzosteria viridissima
Polyzosteria viridissima
Polyzosteria viridissima

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus) (Giant Forest Cockroach)

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)
Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)
Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)

Robshelfordia circumducta (Shelford's Variable Cockroach)

Robshelfordia circumducta
Robshelfordia circumducta
Robshelfordia circumducta
Robshelfordia circumducta

Robshelfordia simplex (Shelford's Western Cockroach)

Robshelfordia simplex
Robshelfordia simplex
Robshelfordia simplex
Robshelfordia simplex

Robshelfordia sp. (genus) (A Shelford cockroach)

FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
MALE

MALE
Robshelfordia sp. (genus)
FEMALE
FEMALE
MALE

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