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

60 species

Panesthia sp. (genus) (Wood cockroach)

Panesthia sp. (genus)

Panesthia sp. (genus)

Panesthia sp. (genus)

Panesthia sp. (genus)

Panesthia sp. (genus)

Panesthia sp. (genus)

Paratemnopteryx couloniana (A native cockroach)

Paratemnopteryx couloniana

Paratemnopteryx couloniana

Paratemnopteryx couloniana

Paratemnopteryx couloniana

Paratemnopteryx couloniana

Paratemnopteryx couloniana

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 fuliginosa (Smoky-brown Cockroach)

Periplaneta fuliginosa

Periplaneta fuliginosa

Periplaneta fuliginosa

Periplaneta fuliginosa

Periplaneta fuliginosa

Periplaneta fuliginosa

Periplaneta sp. (genus) (Unidentified Periplaneta cockroach)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus) (Cockroach)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Periplaneta sp. (genus)

Platyzosteria biglumis (Convex litter runner)

Platyzosteria biglumis

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn

Platyzosteria biglumis

Size 12-19 mm

Platyzosteria biglumis

Platyzosteria biglumis

Platyzosteria melanaria (Common Eastern Litter Runner)

Platyzosteria melanaria

Platyzosteria melanaria

FEMALE

Platyzosteria melanaria

Platyzosteria melanaria

Platyzosteria melanaria

Platyzosteria melanaria

Platyzosteria similis (Red-legged litter runner)

Platyzosteria similis

Platyzosteria similis

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)

Platyzosteria sp. (genus)

Platyzosteria sp. (genus)

Polyzosteria aenea (Pink-tailed heath cockroach)

Polyzosteria aenea

Polyzosteria aenea

Polyzosteria aenea

Polyzosteria aenea

Polyzosteria aenea

Polyzosteria aenea

Polyzosteria limbata (Eastern Heath Cockroach)

Polyzosteria limbata

Polyzosteria limbata

Polyzosteria limbata

Polyzosteria limbata

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

Polyzosteria mitchelli

Polyzosteria mitchelli

Polyzosteria sp. (genus) (Wingless diurnal cockroach)

Polyzosteria viridissima (Alpine Metallic Cockroach)

Polyzosteria viridissima

Polyzosteria viridissima

Polyzosteria viridissima

Polyzosteria viridissima

Polyzosteria viridissima

Polyzosteria viridissima

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus) (Giant Forest Cockroach)

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)

Rhabdoblatta sp. (genus)

Robshelfordia circumducta (Shelford's Variable Cockroach)

Robshelfordia circumducta

Robshelfordia circumducta

Robshelfordia circumducta

Robshelfordia circumducta

Robshelfordia circumducta

Robshelfordia circumducta

Robshelfordia simplex (Shelford's Western Cockroach)

Robshelfordia simplex

Robshelfordia simplex

Robshelfordia simplex

Robshelfordia simplex

Robshelfordia simplex

Robshelfordia simplex

Robshelfordia sp. (genus) (A Shelford cockroach)

Robshelfordia sp. (genus)

Robshelfordia sp. (genus)

FEMALE

Robshelfordia sp. (genus)

MALE

Robshelfordia sp. (genus)

Robshelfordia sp. (genus)

Robshelfordia sp. (genus)

Conservation level

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Invasiveness

All invasiveness levels (change?)

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