Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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

Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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• Ectoneura pallidula at Mount Painter
• Pycnoscelus surinamensis at South Brisbane, QLD
• Johnrehnia concisa at Brunswick Heads, NSW
• Anamesia frenchii at Leinster, WA
• Polyzosteria mitchelli at Mount Hope, NSW

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Platyzosteria similis at Acton, ACT

Laxta sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT

Laxta granicollis at Acton, ACT

Laxta sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT

Platyzosteria similis at Acton, ACT

Laxta sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT

Laxta granicollis at Acton, ACT

Laxta sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT

Platyzosteria melanaria at Crowther, NSW

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