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

52 species

Johnrehnia australiae (Rehn's Cockroach)

Johnrehnia australiae
Johnrehnia australiae
Johnrehnia australiae

Johnrehnia concisa (A native cockroach)

Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa

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 sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach)

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)

Melanozosteria feriarum
Melanozosteria feriarum

Methana parva (Spined Methana Cockroach)

Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva

Methana sp. (genus) (Methana cockroach)

Molytria perplexa (Bark Cockroach)

Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa

Panesthia australis (Common wood cockroach)

Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis

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

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