Insects
Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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

Escala sp. (genus) (Escala cockroach)

Escala sp. (genus)
Escala sp. (genus)
Escala sp. (genus)
Escala sp. (genus)
Escala sp. (genus)
Escala sp. (genus)

Hensaussurea sp. (genus) (Colourful litter cockroach)

Johnrehnia australiae (Rehn's Cockroach)

Johnrehnia australiae
Johnrehnia australiae
Johnrehnia australiae
Johnrehnia australiae
Johnrehnia australiae
Johnrehnia australiae

Johnrehnia bulburina

Johnrehnia bulburina
Johnrehnia bulburina
Johnrehnia bulburina
Johnrehnia bulburina
Johnrehnia bulburina
Johnrehnia bulburina

Johnrehnia concisa (A native cockroach)

Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa
Johnrehnia concisa

Johnrehnia contraria (Cockroach)

Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria
Johnrehnia contraria

Johnrehnia sp. (genus) (A coachroach)

Johnrehnia sp. (genus)
Johnrehnia sp. (genus)
Johnrehnia sp. (genus)
Johnrehnia sp. (genus)
Johnrehnia sp. (genus)
Johnrehnia sp. (genus)

Laxta friedmani (Friedman's trilobite cockroach)

Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani
Laxta friedmani

Laxta granicollis (Common bark or trilobite cockroach)

Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis

Laxta sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach)

Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)

Melanozosteria dookiensis (Dookie woodland cockroach)

Melanozosteria dookiensis
Melanozosteria dookiensis
Melanozosteria dookiensis
Melanozosteria dookiensis
Melanozosteria dookiensis
Melanozosteria dookiensis

Melanozosteria feriarum (Tawny dark woodland cockroach)

Melanozosteria feriarum

ALA Image

Melanozosteria feriarum
Melanozosteria feriarum
Melanozosteria feriarum

Melanozosteria sp. (genus) (A native cockroach)

Melanozosteria sp. (genus)

Female

Melanozosteria sp. (genus)
Melanozosteria sp. (genus)
Melanozosteria sp. (genus)
Melanozosteria sp. (genus)
Melanozosteria sp. (genus)

Melanozosteria triangulata

Methana parva (Spined Methana Cockroach)

Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva
Methana parva

Methana sp. (genus) (Methana cockroach)

Molytria perplexa (Bark Cockroach)

Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa

Molytria sp. (genus) (A cockroach)

Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)

Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus) (Cockroach)

Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)
Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)
Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)
Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)
Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)
Neotemnopteryx sp. (genus)

Panesthia australis (Common wood cockroach)

Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis

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