Similar to Ellipsidion, but pronotum not completely opaque (usually opaque in Ellipsidion), abdomen usually not black (usually black in Ellipsidion with lateral and hind margins whitish or yellowish).
Ectobiidae
(after Rentz 2014): Mostly small in size when compared to Blaberidae and many Blattidae; usually long-legged and very fast moving; antennae longer than half the body length; cerci long and tapering, extending well beyond body; male with hook-like genital phallomere on right or left side.
Balta
2 species
This section includes all ectobiid cockroaches that cannot be referred to a described genus.
Ectobiidae gen. indet.
4 species
Males moderately slender (ectobioid) with moderately slender tegmina and limbs; females similar or much broader; tegmina with humeral vein and its branches weakly to moderately raised; pronotum normal and moderately decurved laterad.
Ectoneura
2 species
Similar to Balta, but pronotum usually completely opaque, abdomen usually black, lateral and hind margins whitish or yellowish.
Ellipsidion
1 species
Johnrehnia includes species withouth glandular modification of any male abdominal tergite
Johnrehnia
1 species
Publications
Rentz D (2014): A guide to the cockroaches of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. 318
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Harry Butler Institute
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N26494-19
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♀
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18 May 2021
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Western Australia
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ca. 75 km E. of Munjina
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invertebrate pitfall trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACAATATACTTCATTTTTGGAGCATGATCAGGAATAGTAGGTACTTCACTCAGAATATTAATTCGAGCAGAACTTAATCAACCAGGATCTTTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATCTATAATGTTATCGTTACAGCACATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCAATTCTAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTCCCTTTAATACTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTCCTTCCACCATCACTAACATTATTACTAGCCAGTAGTATAGTTGAAAATGGTGCAGGTACAGGATGGACCGTTTATCCTCCTCTAGCAAGAGGAATTGCTCATGCAGGAGCATCAGTAGATCTAGCTATTTTTTCCCTTCACTTAGCAGGTATTTCATCAATTTTAGGGGCTGTTAATTTCATTTCAACAACTATTAATATAAAACCAACATATATAAAGCCTGAACAAATCCCATTATTTGTATGAGCTGTAGCCATTACAGCACTTTTACTTTTACTATCATTACCAGTTTTAGCTGGTGCTATTACTATATTACTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACCTCATTTTTTGATCCAGCCGGAGGGGGAGATCCAATCTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N25259-9
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♂
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31 January 2021
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Gas Treatment Plant
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACAATATACTTTATTTTTGGAGCATGATCAGGAATAGTAGGTACCTCACTCAGAATATTAATCCGCGCAGAACTTAATCAACCAGGATCTCTCATTGGTGATGACCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCTCACGCTTTCATTATAATCTTCTTCATAGTAATACCAATCCTTATTGGAGGCTTTGGAAATTGGCTAGTACCATTAATACTAGGAGCACCAGATATAGCCTTCCCACGAATAAACAATATAAGATTCTGATTATTACCCCCCTCATTAACTCTATTACTAGCTAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGTGCCGGTACTGGTTGAACTGTGTATCCACCACTTGCCAGTGGAATTGCTCATGCCGGAGCTTCAGTTGACCTAGCAATTTTCTCATTACATCTTGCAGGTATTTCATCAATTCTAGGTGCAGTTAACTTCATTTCAACAACTATTAATATAAAACCAATATTTATAAAACCCGAACAGATCCCACTATTTGTTTGAGCTGTAGCTATTACCGCCTTACTTTTACTATTATCCTTACCAGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATCACAATATTATTAACAGATCGAAACTTAAATACTTCCTTCTTTGATCCAGCAGGTGGAGGAGACCCTATCTTATATCAACATCTCTTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N25717-7
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♂
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7 March 2021
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Gas Treatment Plant
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACAATATACTTTATTTTTGGAGCATGATCAGGAATAGTAGGTACCTCACTCAGAATATTAATCCGCGCAGAACTTAATCAACCAGGATCTCTCATTGGTGATGACCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCTCACGCTTTCATTATAATCTTCTTCATAGTAATACCAATCCTTATTGGAGGCTTTGGAAATTGGCTAGTACCATTAATACTAGGAGCACCAGATATAGCCTTCCCACGAATAAACAATATAAGATTCTGATTATTACCCCCCTCATTAACTCTATTACTAGCTAGTAGAATAGTTGAAAATGGTGCCGGTACTGGTTGAACTGTGTATCCACCACTTGCCAGTGGAATTGCTCATGCCGGAGCTTCAGTTGACCTAGCAATTTTCTCATTACATCTTGCAGGTATTTCATCAATTCTAGGTGCAGTTAACTTCATTTCAACAACTATTAATATAAAACCAATATTTATAAAACCCGAACAGATCCCACTATTTGTTTGAGCTGTAGCTATTACCGCCTTACTTTTACTATTATCCTTACCAGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATCACAATATTATTAACAGATCGAAACTTAAATACTTCCTTCTTTGATCCAGCAGGTGGAGGAGACCCTATCTTATATCAACATCTCTTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N15617-1
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♀
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28 April 2019
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Gas Treatment Plant
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vertebrate pitfall trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACTCTATATTTCATTTTTGGAGCATGATCAGGAATAATTGGAACCTCACTAAGTATATTAATTCGTACAGAACTTAATCAACCAGGATCTTTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATCTATAATGTCATTGTTACAGCTCACGCTTTTGTTATAATCTTCTTTATAGTTATGCCAATTCTTATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCCTTAATATTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAACAATATAAGATTCTGACTTCTCCCCCCCTCTCTTACTTTGCTTCTAGCAAGAAGAATAGTAGAAAATGGAGCTGGTACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCCCTTGCTAGAAATATTGCCCATATGGGTGGATCTGTAGATTTAACTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCAGGTATTTCATCAATTCTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTTCTACCACTATCAATATAAAACCAATTCATATAAAATCTGAACAAATTCCCTTATTTGTTTGGTCAGTAGCTATTACAGCATTACTATTACTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCAATCACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACCTCCTTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGGGGGGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N2387-10
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♀
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island (no exact locality)
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COI
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GCGTTTCCCCGAATAAACAATATAAGATTCTGACTTCTTCCCCCCTCCCTTACATTACTTCTAGCAAGAAGAATAGTAGAAAATGGATCCGGTACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCCCTCGCTAGAAATATTGCCCATATAGGTGGATCTGTAGATTTAACCATTTTCTCTCTTCACTTAGCAGGTATTTCATCAATTCTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTTCTACCACTATCAACATAAAACCAATTCATATAAAATCTGAACAAATTCCCTTATTTGTTTGGTCAGTAGCTATTACAGCACTATTATTACTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCAATCACCATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATCTAAATACCTCCTTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGGGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N2387-14
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unknown
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island (no exact locality)
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COI
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CGAATAAACAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTTCCTCCTTCACTCTCCCTTCTCCTAAGAAGTAGTTTAATTGAAAATGGAGCTGGTACAGGGTGAACTGTCTATCCTCCTCTTGCAAGAGGGCTGGCTCACGCCGGAGCATCCGTAGACTTAGCTATCTTCTCATTACATTTAGCAGGTATTTCATCCATCCTTGGAGCCGTAAATTTCATCTCAACTATCATTAACATAAAACCCAATAACATAAGACCTGATCGAATCCCTTTATTTGTATGAGCAGTAGGAATTACAGCACTACTATTGTTACTCTCTCTCCCAGTTCTAGCTGGTGCAATCACTATACTCCTTACAGACCGAAATTTAAATACCTCCTTTTTTGATCCAGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCAATCCTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N35666-25
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♂
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23 March 2025
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, ca. 3 km SW. of WAPET Landing
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACAATATACTTCATTCTTGGTGCATGATCAGGGATAGTAGGTACATCCCTCAGAATATTAATTCGGGCAGAACTCAACCAACCAGGATCATTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACACGCTTTTATTATAATCTTCTTTATGGTAATACCAATTCTAATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTACCATTAATATTAGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCACCATCATTAACATTACTTCTGGCAAGAAGTATAGTTGAAAATGGGGCTGGTACAGGATGAACTGTGTATCCACCACTTGCAGGTATAATTGCTCATGCTGGAGCTTCAGTCGATTTAGCAATTTTCTCATTACATTTAGCAGGTATTTCATCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTTAATTTTATTTCAACATCTATTAATATAAAACCAACCTTTATAAAATCAGAACAAATTCCATTATTTGTTTGAGCTGTAGGTATTACAGCATTACTACTTTTATTATCCTTACCAGTTTTAGCTGGTGCAATTACCATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCCTTCTTTGATCCCGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATACCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N35666-26
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♀
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23 March 2025
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, ca. 3 km SW. of WAPET Landing
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACAATATACTTCATTCTTGGTGCATGATCAGGGATAGTAGGTACATCCCTCAGAATATTAATTCGGGCAGAACTCAACCAACCAGGATCATTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACACGCTTTTATTATAATCTTCTTTATGGTAATACCAATTCTAATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTACCATTAATATTAGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCACCATCATTAACATTACTTCTGGCAAGAAGTATAGTTGAAAATGGGGCTGGTACAGGATGAACTGTGTATCCACCACTTGCAGGTATAATTGCTCATGCTGGAGCTTCAGTCGATTTAGCAATTTTCTCATTACATTTAGCAGGTATTTCATCAATTTTAGGAGCTGTTAATTTTATTTCAACATCTATTAATATAAAACCAACCTTTATAAAATCAGAACAAATTCCATTATTTGTTTGAGCTGTAGGTATTACAGCATTACTACTTTTATTATCCTTACCAGTTTTAGCTGGTGCAATTACCATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCCTTCTTTGATCCCGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATACCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N26113-26
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♂
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19 April 2021
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Gas Treatment Plant
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGACATCGGTACCTTATATTTCATCTTCGGTGCCTGATCAGGAATAATTGGAACATCATTAAGTATATTAATTCGTATTGAATTAAACCAACCTGGATCACTGATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTACAATGTAATTGTTACAGCTCACGCTTTTATTATAATTTTCTTCATAGTTATACCCATCCTAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGATTGGTTCCTTTAATACTTGGAGCACCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTTTTACCACCTTCATTATCCTTATTACTAATAAGAAGTTTAGTAGAAAATGGAGCTGGAACAGGGTGAACAGTTTACCCACCATTAGCAAGAGGTATTGCTCATGCTGGTGCATCTGTAGATTTAGCCATTTTCTCTCTTCATTTAGCAGGTGTATCTTCAATCCTTGGGGCTGTCAATTTTATTTCAACAATTATCAATATAAAACCTTCTAATATAACCCCTGAACGAATTCCTTTATTTGTTTGGGCTGTTGGTATTACGGCTTTACTTTTACTATTATCATTACCTGTTCTAGCAGGAGCAATCACTATATTATTAACTGATCGGAATTTAAATACCTCCTTCTTTGATCC
Harry Butler Institute
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N35436-21
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♂
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18 February 2025
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, WA Oil Base
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGTACCTTATATTTCATCTTCGGTGCCTGATCAGGAATAATTGGAACATCATTAAGTATATTAATTCGTATTGAATTAAACCAACCTGGATCACTGATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTACAATGTAATTGTTACAGCTCACGCTTTTATTATAATTTTCTTCATAGTTATACCCATCCTAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGATTGGTTCCTTTAATACTTGGAGCACCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTTTTACCACCTTCATTATCCTTATTACTAATAAGAAGTTTAGTAGAAAATGGAGCTGGAACAGGGTGAACAGTTTACCCACCATTAGCAAGAGGTATTGCTCATGCTGGTGCATCTGTAGATTTAGCCATTTTCTCTCTTCATTTAGCAGGTGTATCTTCAATCCTTGGGGCTGTCAATTTTATTTCAACAATTATCAATATAAAACCTTCTAATATAACCCCTGAACGAATTCCTTTATTTGTTTGGGCTGTTGGTATTACGGCTTTACTTTTACTATTATCATTACCTGTTCTAGCAGGAGCAATCACTATATTATTAACTGATCGGAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCAGCAGGTGGTGGAGATCCTATCTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N35436-31
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♂
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18 February 2025
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, WA Oil Base
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGTACCTTATATTTCATCTTCGGTGCCTGATCAGGAATAATTGGAACATCATTAAGTATATTAATTCGTATTGAATTAAACCAACCTGGATCACTGATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTACAATGTAATTGTTACAGCTCACGCTTTTATTATAATTTTCTTCATAGTTATACCCATCCTAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGATTGGTTCCTTTAATACTTGGAGCACCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTTTTACCACCTTCATTATCCTTATTACTAATAAGAAGTTTAGTAGAAAATGGAGCTGGAACAGGGTGAACAGTTTACCCACCATTAGCAAGAGGTATTGCTCATGCTGGTGCATCTGTAGATTTAGCCATTTTCTCTCTTCATTTAGCAGGTGTATCTTCAATCCTTGGGGCTGTCAATTTTATTTCAACAATTATCAATATAAAACCTTCTAATATAACCCCTGAACGAATTCCTTTATTTGTTTGGGCTGTTGGTATTACGGCTTTACTTTTACTATTATCATTACCTGTTCTAGCAGGAGCAATCACTATATTATTAACTGATCGGAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCAGCAGGTGGTGGAGATCCTATCTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N18962-4
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1 juv.
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15 August 2020
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island
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sweep netting
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACAATATATTTCATTTTCGGAGGGTGATCAGGAATAGTAGGAACCTCACTTAGTATATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAAATCAACCAGGATCGCTAATTGGAGATGACCAGATTTATAATGTTATTGTCACGGCTCATGCATTCATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCTATCCTAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGGTTAGTACCTCTAATACTTGGAGCACCAGATATGGCTTTTCCACGAATAAACAATATGAGATTCTGATTATTACCACCATCTTTAACACTATTACTAGCCAGAAGTATAGTTGAAAATGGTGCTGGTACAGGATGAACAGTTTACCCACCTCTCGCTAGAAATATTGCCCATGCCGGGGCTTCAGTAGATTTAGCAATCTTTTCACTTCACATAGCAGGAATTTCATCTATTTTAGGAGCAGTTAATTTTATTTCAACAGCAATTAATATAAAACCAACATTCATAAAAACCGAACAAATTCCATTATTTGTTTGGGCTGTAGGAATTACAGCATTACTACTTTTATTATCACTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACCTCATTCTTTGACCCAGCTGGAGGTGGTGACCCCATTTTATATCAACATCTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N19159-1
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♀
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9 September 2020
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Gas Treatment Plant
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day hand collection
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACAATATATTTCATTTTCGGAGGGTGATCAGGAATAGTAGGAACCTCACTTAGTATATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAAATCAACCAGGATCGCTAATTGGAGATGACCAGATTTATAATGTTATTGTCACGGCTCATGCATTCATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCTATCCTAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGGTTAGTACCTCTAATACTTGGAGCACCAGATATGGCTTTTCCACGAATAAACAATATGAGATTCTGATTATTACCACCATCTTTAACACTATTACTAGCCAGAAGTATAGTTGAAAATGGTGCTGGTACAGGATGAACAGTTTACCCACCTCTCGCTAGAAATATTGCCCATGCCGGGGCTTCAGTAGATTTAGCAATCTTTTCACTTCACATAGCAGGAATTTCATCTATTTTAGGAGCAGTTAATTTTATTTCAACAGCAATTAATATAAAACCAACATTCATAAAAACCGAACAAATTCCATTATTTGTTTGGGCTGTAGGAATTACAGCATTACTACTTTTATTATCACTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACCTCATTCTTTGACCCAGCTGGAGGTGGTGACCCCATTTTATATCAACATCTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N18958-10
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♂
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16 August 2020
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, on track above John Wayne Beach
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day hand collection
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COI
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GATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAACATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCACCATCCCTCTCACTTCTACTCGTAAGTAGTTTGGTTGAAAATGGGGCTGGAACAGGTTGAACCGTATACCCCCCCCTTGCAAGAGGCATTGCTCATGCAGGTGCATCAGTAGATCTAGCAATTTTTTCCCTTCACCTCGCAGGAGTTTCATCCATTTTAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATCTCAACTACAATCAATATAAAACCTATCAACATAAAACCCGAACGAATTCCTTTATTTGTTTGAGCTGTCGGAATTACAGCCTTATTATTACTCCTTTCCCTCCCGGTATTAGCAGGAGCCATTACCATACTTCTCACTGATCGTAACTTAAATACCTCATTTTTTGATCCTGCGGGAGGGGGGGACCCAATCCTTTATCAACATTTATTCTGATTCTTCGGTCAC