Australian cockroach

Australian cockroach
Australian cockroach top view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Genus: Periplaneta
Species:
P. australasiae
Binomial name
Periplaneta australasiae
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Blatta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
  • Blatta domingensis Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
  • Blatta aurantiaca Stoll, 1813
  • Periplaneta zonata Haan, 1842
  • Periplaneta inclusa Walker, F., 1868
  • Periplaneta repanda Walker, F., 1868[1]
  • Periplaneta subcincta Walker, F., 1868
  • Periplaneta emittens Walker, F., 1871
  • Polyzosteria subornata Walker, F., 1871

The Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae) is a common species of tropical cockroach, with a length of 23–35 mm (0.91–1.38 in).[2][3] It is brown overall, with the tegmina having a conspicuous lateral pale stripe or margin, and the pronotum (head shield) with a sharply contrasting pale or yellow margin.[2][4] It is very similar in appearance to the American cockroach and may be easily mistaken for it. It is, however, slightly smaller than the American cockroach, and has a yellow margin on the thorax and yellow streaks at its sides near the wing base.

  1. ^ "Synonyms of Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b Furman, Deane Philip; Catts, E. Paul (1982). Manual of Medical Entomology. CUP Archive. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-521-29920-6.
  3. ^ Hill, Dennis S. (30 September 2002). Pests of Stored Foodstuffs and Their Control. Springer. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4020-0736-1.
  4. ^ Hebard, Morgan (1917). "The Blattidae of North America north of the Mexican boundary". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society (2). American Entomological Society: 185–188. (The article comprises the whole issue.)