Polyzosteria cuprea
| Polyzosteria cuprea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dictyoptera |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Genus: | Polyzosteria |
| Species: | P. cuprea |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863 [1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Polyzosteria cuprea is a species of bush cockroach found in south western Australia. It is a diurnal species and its typical habitat is arid regions and eucalyptus woodland.[2]
Description
Polyzosteria cuprea is a wingless, dorsally-flattened, charcoal-grey insect. There is a large, cream-coloured patch at the front of the tergum (dorsal plate) of the prothorax, smaller cream markings on the sides of the next two terga, and cream bands on the legs.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 "species Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863". Cockroach Species File. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- 1 2 Rentz, David (2014). A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia. Csiro Publishing. pp. 167–170. ISBN 978-1-4863-0037-2.
- ↑ Harvey, Mark (2013). "Polyzosteria cuprea". Creature Feature. Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
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