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Otago alpine cockroach
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Blattidae
Genus:	Celatoblatta
Species:	C. quinquemaculata
Binomial name
	Celatoblatta quinquemaculata; (Johns, 1966)
Synonyms
	Blatta australasiae Fabricius, 1775; Blatta domingensis Palisot de Beauvois, 1805; Periplaneta subcincta Walker, F., 1868;

Celatoblatta quinquemaculata, the Otago alpine cockroach, is a species of cockroach endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Celatoblatta quinquemaculata was described in 1966 by entomologist Peter Johns in his revision of the New Zealand cockroaches. Its name quinquemaculata refers to the five distinctive spots on its thorax.^[2] The holotype in Canterbury Museum was collected in 1964 in the Old Man Range, Central Otago between 4,200 and 4,700 feet.^[2]

Description

This species is from 13 to 15 mm long, wingless, and dark brown in colour except for distinctive pale brown patches. The pronotum of the thorax has a single pale brown patch with a darker stripe down the middle (so it resembles two patches), and the mesonotum and metanotum each have two pale brown patches, making five in all. The thorax and upper abdomen also have pale brown margins, as do parts of the insect's head (frons, clypeus, and labrum).^[2]

Distribution

Found only in New Zealand, this species is restricted to the alpine zone of mountains in Central Otago. It has been recorded from the Old Man Range, Rock and Pillar Range, the Routeburn Valley, Lake Mackenzie, and in Fiordland National Park.^[2] It occurs above 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) and is common at an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).

References

^ Beccaloni, G. W. "Celatoblatta quinquemaculata Johns, 1966". Cockroach Species File. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Peter M. Johns (1966). "The cockroaches of New Zealand". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 8 (2): 122–123. ISSN 0370-3878. Wikidata Q125308748.

External links

Category:Celatoblatta Category:Insects of New Zealand Category:Insects described in 1966

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[CSF-1] Beccaloni, G. W. "Celatoblatta quinquemaculata Johns, 1966". Cockroach Species File. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[Johns-2] Peter M. Johns (1966). "The cockroaches of New Zealand". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 8 (2): 122–123. ISSN 0370-3878. Wikidata Q125308748.

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