Panesthia australis explained

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.

Distribution

Panesesthia australis is mostly found in Eastern Australia, especially in New South Wales.

Colonies

Panesthia australis lives in family groups in rotting wood.[5] The walls of their burrows are made of frass.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panesthia australis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 . 2022-11-09 . Museums Victoria Collections.
  2. Web site: Panesthia australis sightings - Canberra Nature Map . 2022-11-06 . canberra.naturemapr.org . en.
  3. Web site: Australia . Atlas of Living . Species: Panesthia australis . 2022-11-09 . bie.ala.org.au . en-AU.
  4. Book: Nihon Dobutsu Gakkai . Zoological science . Gakkai . Nihon Dobutsu . 1988 . Zoological Society of Japan . 5 . Tokyo, Japan.
  5. Book: Western Australian Museum . Records of the Western Australian Museum . Museum . Western Australian . 1998 . Western Australian Museum . 19 . Perth.

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