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Melanozosteria dookiensis

Dookie woodland cockroach at Hume, ACT

Melanozosteria dookiensis at Hume, ACT - 16 Dec 2017
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Melanozosteria dookiensis 25 Sep 2020 Illilanga
Melanozosteria dookiensis 23 Sep 2020 KimPullen
Unidentified 18 Dec 2017 HarveyPerkins

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:
   22 Dec 2017
This one looks quite distinctive, but I can't match it to anything in Rentz's 'Guide to the cockroaches of Australia' (CSIRO, 2014), although it does appear to belong to the Blattidae.
KimPullen wrote:
   23 Sep 2020
Identification as M. dookiensis suggested by James Lumbers.
Illilanga wrote:
   25 Sep 2020
Thanks Kim. Looks like a good match.

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