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''Polyzosteria'' is a genus of around sixteen species of
''Polyzosteria'' is a genus of around sixteen species of cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known as ...
es in the Blattidae
Blattidae is a cockroach family in the order Blattodea containing several of the most common household cockroaches. Some notable species include:
* ''Blatta orientalis'': Oriental cockroach,
* Common shining cockroach: (''Drymaplaneta commun ...
family native to Australia. Some of these insects are attractively marked, such as '' Polyzosteria mitchelli''. The type species of the genus is the Botany Bay cockroach, ''Polyzosteria limbata''.
The genus was first described in 1838 by Hermann Burmeister.
Species
The following species are recognised : *'' Polyzosteria aenea'' Burmeister, 1838 *'' Polyzosteria australica'' (Brancsik, 1895) *'' Polyzosteria cuprea'' Saussure, 1863 *'' Polyzosteria flavomaculosa'' Mackerras, 1965 *'' Polyzosteria fulgens'' Mackerras, 1965 *''Polyzosteria invisa
''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''. The type species of the genus is the Polyzoster ...
'' 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
Cockroach genera Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister Insects described in 1838 {{cockroach-stub