Polyzosteria Explained

Polyzosteria is a genus of around sixteen species of cockroaches in the Blattidae family native to Australia. Some of these insects are attractively marked, such as Polyzosteria mitchelli.^[1] The type species of the genus is the Botany Bay cockroach, Polyzosteria limbata.^{[2] [3]}

The genus was first described in 1838 by Hermann Burmeister.^[4]

Species

The following species are recognised :^[5]

• Polyzosteria aenea Burmeister, 1838
• Polyzosteria australica (Brancsik, 1895)
• Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863
• Polyzosteria flavomaculosa Mackerras, 1965
• Polyzosteria fulgens Mackerras, 1965
• Polyzosteria invisa Walker, 1868
• Polyzosteria limbata Burmeister, 1838
• Polyzosteria magna Shaw, 1914
• Polyzosteria metallica (Shaw, 1914)
• Polyzosteria mitchelli (Angas, 1847)
• Polyzosteria obscuroviridis Tepper, 1893
• Polyzosteria oculata Tepper, 1893
• Polyzosteria pubescens Tepper, 1893
• Polyzosteria pulchra Mackerras, 1965
• Polyzosteria rouxi Chopard, 1924
• Polyzosteria terrosa Chopard, 1924
• Polyzosteria viridissima Shelford, 1909
• Polyzosteria yingina Henry, 2020

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archer. William. Polyzosteria mitchelli - Mardi Gras Cockroach. Esperance Fauna. 8 May 2010 . May 3, 2012.
2. Web site: Polyzosteria. Taxa hierarchy . blattodea.speciesfile.org . May 3, 2012.
3. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838. 2022-01-11. biodiversity.org.au. en.
4. Burmeister, H. 1838. Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin : T.C.F. Enslin Vol. 2(2) 1050 pp. [482].
5. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Names List for Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838. 2022-01-11. biodiversity.org.au. en.