Biology:Panesthia australis
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Short description: Species of insect
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| Panesthia australis von Wattenwyl, 1865
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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]
Appearance
Adults 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
Panesesthia australis is mostly found in Eastern Australia, especially in New South Wales.[5][3][2]
Colonies
Panesthia australis lives in family groups in rotting wood.[5][4] The walls of their burrows are made of frass.[4]
References
- ↑ "Panesthia australis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865". https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/specimens/2367868.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Panesthia australis sightings - Canberra Nature Map" (in en). https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/9636.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Panesthia australis" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1170265f-07af-4600-9513-a18852484b84.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Nihon Dobutsu Gakkai; Gakkai, Nihon Dobutsu (1988). Zoological science. 5. Tokyo, Japan: Zoological Society of Japan. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125369.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Western Australian Museum; Museum, Western Australian (1998). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 19. Perth: Western Australian Museum. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/247304.
Wikidata ☰ Q10615937 entry
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