Drymaplaneta semivitta

Drymaplaneta semivitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Genus: Drymaplaneta
Species:
D. semivitta
Binomial name
Drymaplaneta semivitta
Walker, 1868[1]
A Gisborne cockroach in Auckland
The same individual as above

Drymaplaneta semivitta is a species of cockroach native to Australia and introduced to New Zealand. In New Zealand, it is known as the Gisborne cockroach, after the city of Gisborne where it was first discovered in the country.[2] It has also been claimed to have first appeared in Tauranga in 1954, probably arriving on a log shipment.[3]

  1. ^ Mackerras, M. J. (1968). "Australian Blattidae (Blattodea) IX. Revision of the Polyzosteriinae tribe Methanini, Tryonicinae, and Blattinae". Australian Journal of Zoology. 16 (3): 511–575. doi:10.1071/zo9680511. ISSN 1446-5698.
  2. ^ "Gisborne cockroach". Landcare Research. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ Parkinson B. J. & Horne D. (2007). A photographic guide to insects of New Zealand. New Holland. p. 25.