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]

Polyzosteria
Botany Bay Cockroach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Subfamily: Polyzosteriinae
Genus: Polyzosteria
Burmeister 1838
P. mitchelli

The genus was first described in 1838 by Hermann Burmeister.[3][4]

Species

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The following species are recognised :[5]

References

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  1. ^ Archer, William (8 May 2010). "Polyzosteria mitchelli - Mardi Gras Cockroach". Esperance Fauna. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Polyzosteria". Taxa hierarchy. blattodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ^ Burmeister, H. 1838. Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin : T.C.F. Enslin Vol. 2(2) 1050 pp. [482].
  5. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Names List for Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-11.