Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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A good reference for Cockroaches is the book “A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia” by David Rentz. https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6710/

This webpage by the CSIRO is also useful:
http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies/order_overview.aspx?OrderID=42509&PageID=overview

Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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HelenCross wrote:

5 Jun 2025

Suggested by @KimberiRP: "possibly genus Anamesia"

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WendyEM wrote:

23 May 2025

Egg case. Most Blattodea have little interest in invading our houses. They are very happy in the garden, bush, forest ..

Blattodea (order)

trevorpreston wrote:

17 May 2025

Very interesting cockroach. I think it's probably an Ectoneura sp. But I don't have enough info to identify this one to species.

Ectobiidae (family)

trevorpreston wrote:

19 Feb 2025

I think this is Polyzosteria aenea (Pink-tailed heath cockroach) but not 100% sure.

Platyzosteria sp. (genus)

DiBickers wrote:

2 Feb 2025

This looks closer to an Ellipsidion humerale nymph to me. I can’t see it as an option to use as Suggestion so will leave at Genus-level.

Ellipsidion sp. (genus)

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