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'''''Polyzosteria''''' is a genus of around sixteen species of [[cockroach]]es in the [[Blattidae]] family. Some of these |
'''''Polyzosteria''''' is a genus of around sixteen species of [[cockroach]]es in the [[Blattidae]] family native to Australia. Some of these insects are attractively marked, such as ''[[Polyzosteria mitchelli]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Archer|first=William|title=Polyzosteria mitchelli - Mardi Gras Cockroach|url=http://esperancewildlife.blogspot.com.au/2010/05/polyzosteria-mitchelli.html |work=Esperance Fauna|accessdate=May 3, 2012}}</ref> The [[type species]] of the genus is the [[Polyzosteria limbata|Botany Bay cockroach]], ''Polyzosteria limbata''.<ref name=File>{{cite web |title=Polyzosteria|url=http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=537 |work=Taxa hierarchy |publisher=blattodea.speciesfile.org |accessdate=May 3, 2012}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Australian Faunal Directory: Genus ''Polyzosteria'' Burmeister, 1838|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Polyzosteria|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-11|website=biodiversity.org.au|language=en}}</ref> |
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The genus was first described in 1838 by [[Hermann Burmeister]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>Burmeister, H. 1838. Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin : T.C.F. Enslin Vol. 2(2) 1050 pp. [482].</ref> |
The genus was first described in 1838 by [[Hermann Burmeister]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>Burmeister, H. 1838. Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin : T.C.F. Enslin Vol. 2(2) 1050 pp. [482].</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyzosteriinae |
| Genus: | Polyzosteria Burmeister 1838 |
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]
The genus was first described in 1838 by Hermann Burmeister.[3][4]
Species
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
- ^ Archer, William. "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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