Panesthia australis, colloquially called the Australian wood cockroach or the common wood cockroach, is a species of giant cockroach endemic to Australia.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Genus: | Panesthia |
| Species: | P. australis
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| Panesthia australis von Wattenwyl, 1865
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Appearance
editAdults of this species are usually around 3.4 cm long and black, while nymphs vary between 7 and 35 mm in length, the average length being roughly 17 mm.[4] Sexual dimorphism in the species is negligible.[4]
Distribution
editPanesesthia australis is mostly found in Eastern Australia, especially in New South Wales.[5][3][2]
Colonies
editPanesthia australis lives in family groups in rotting wood.[5][4] The walls of their burrows are made of frass.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Panesthia australis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ a b "Panesthia australis sightings - Canberra Nature Map". canberra.naturemapr.org. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ a b Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Panesthia australis". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ a b c d Nihon Dobutsu Gakkai; Gakkai, Nihon Dobutsu (1988). Zoological science. Vol. 5. Tokyo, Japan: Zoological Society of Japan.
- ^ a b Western Australian Museum; Museum, Western Australian (1998). Records of the Western Australian Museum. Vol. 19. Perth: Western Australian Museum.