Polyzosteria is a genus of around sixteen species of cockroaches in the Blattidae family native to Australia. Some of these insects are attractively marked, such as Polyzosteria mitchelli.[1] The type species of the genus is the Botany Bay cockroach, Polyzosteria limbata.[2][3]
| Polyzosteria | |
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| Botany Bay Cockroach | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyzosteriinae |
| Genus: | Polyzosteria Burmeister 1838 |
The genus was first described in 1838 by Hermann Burmeister.[3][4]
Species edit
The following species are recognised :[5]
- Polyzosteria aenea Burmeister, 1838
- Polyzosteria australica (Brancsik, 1895)
- Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863
- Polyzosteria flavomaculosa Mackerras, 1965
- Polyzosteria fulgens Mackerras, 1965
- Polyzosteria invisa Walker, 1868
- Polyzosteria limbata Burmeister, 1838
- Polyzosteria magna Shaw, 1914
- Polyzosteria metallica (Shaw, 1914)
- Polyzosteria mitchelli (Angas, 1847)
- Polyzosteria obscuroviridis Tepper, 1893
- Polyzosteria oculata Tepper, 1893
- Polyzosteria pubescens Tepper, 1893
- Polyzosteria pulchra Mackerras, 1965
- Polyzosteria rouxi Chopard, 1924
- Polyzosteria terrosa Chopard, 1924
- Polyzosteria viridissima Shelford, 1909
- Polyzosteria yingina Henry, 2020
References edit
- ^ Archer, William (8 May 2010). "Polyzosteria mitchelli - Mardi Gras Cockroach". Esperance Fauna. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Polyzosteria". Taxa hierarchy. blattodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Burmeister, H. 1838. Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin : T.C.F. Enslin Vol. 2(2) 1050 pp. [482].
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Names List for Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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