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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Discussion

trevorpreston wrote:
19 Feb 2025
I think this is Polyzosteria aenea (Pink-tailed heath cockroach) but not 100% sure.

Platyzosteria sp. (genus)
DiBickers wrote:
2 Feb 2025
This looks closer to an Ellipsidion humerale nymph to me. I can’t see it as an option to use as Suggestion so will leave at Genus-level.

Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
23 Jan 2025
Thanks Trevor

Robshelfordia circumducta
trevorpreston wrote:
23 Jan 2025
I cant find any info on Johnrehnia solida, and the inaturalist link is only a suggestion from one person and not a solid ID. Unfortunately they are not mentioned in Rentz's book on Cockroaches, so in the absence of evidence that this might be something else I am fairly confident in an ID of Robshelfordia circumducta.

Robshelfordia circumducta
trevorpreston wrote:
23 Jan 2025
I cant find any info on Johnrehnia solida, and the inaturalist link is only a suggestion from one person and not a solid ID. Unfortunately they are not mentioned in Rentz's book on Cockroaches, so in the absence of evidence that this might be something else I am fairly confident in an ID of Robshelfordia circumducta.

Robshelfordia circumducta
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