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    Dark Woodland Cockroaches

    Melanozosteria Stål, 1874

    Type species: Polyzosteria (Platyzosteria) nitida Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

    Fauna Portal Genus Number: 1450

    (after Mackerras 1968): The larger species are usually plump and smooth, in contrast to those belonging to Platyzosteria which are either rather flattened and smooth, or convex and scabrous. When vistigial tegmina are present, they are often separated from the mesonotum for almost their whole length. Apterous species are usually small.

    The subgenera of Platyzosteria (Platyzosteria, Leptozosteria, Melanozosteria) are poorly defined and the reader is here referred to Mackerras (1967, 1968) for limitations and discussions on these, which are currently considered full genera. Rentz (2014) provides a key to the genera of the subfamily Polyzosteriinae.

    Cockroach Species File: https://cockroach.speciesfile.org/otus/862808/overview

    FP-14262 (BWI)

    FP-14508

    FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    FP-7625 (BWI)

    Publications

    Mackerras MJ (1968): Australia Blattidae (Blattodea). VIII. The Platyzosteria group; subgenus Melanozosteria Stal. Australian Journal of Zoology. 16: 237 - 331

    Mackerras MJ (1967): Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VII. The Platyzosteria group; general remarks and revision of the subgenera Platyzosteria Brunner and Leptozosteria Tepper. Australian Journal of Zoology. 15: 1207 - 1298

    Rentz D (2014): A guide to the cockroaches of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. 318


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    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12903
     
    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12897
     
    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12902
     
    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12898
     
    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12901
     
    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12896
     
    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12899
     
    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12900
     
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12908
     
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12904
     
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12909
     
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12906
     
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12910
     
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12905
     
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12911
     
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12907
     
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12918
     
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12913
     
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12914
     
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12919
     
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12916
     
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12912
     
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12917
     
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12915
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12923
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12920
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12924
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12925
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12922
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12921
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12926
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12927
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7625 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12928
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7625 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12930
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7625 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12929
     
    Melanozosteria FP-7625 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12931
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12933
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12932
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12936
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12937
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12939
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12935
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12938
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12934
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14508

    Fauna Portal Image No. 13431
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14508

    Fauna Portal Image No. 13432
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14508

    Fauna Portal Image No. 13434
     
    Melanozosteria FP-14508

    Fauna Portal Image No. 13433
     

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    Barrow Island
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    Western Australia
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    Barrow Island, 2 km S. of WAPET Landing
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    night hand collection
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    COI
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    CATAAAGATATTGGAACATTATATTTCATTTTTGGTGCATGATCCGGTATAGTTGGAACATCACTAAGAATATTAATTCGAGCCGAATTAGGACAACCGGGTTCTCTTATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTAACAGCTCACGCCTTCATCATAATTTTCTTCATAGTAATACCAATCTTAATTGGAGGATTTGGCAATTGACTAGTTCCACTAATATTAGGTGCCCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCACGAATAAATAATATGAGATTCTGACTATTACCTCCATCTTTATCTTTACTCCTCGCCAGTAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCTGGTACAGGATGAACAGTTTACCCTCCACTTGCCAGTGGCATTGCCCATGCAGGGGCCTCTGTAGACTTAGCAATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCAGGAGTTTCATCTATTCTAGGTGCCGTAAATTTCATTTCAACAAGTATCAATATAAAACCAATTAATATAAAACCAGAACGAATTCCCCTATTTGTATGAGCAGTAGGAATTACTGCTCTCCTATTATTATTATCCTTACCAGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACAATATTATTAACAGATCGAAACTTAAATACTTCATTTTTCGACCCCGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATCTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

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    N25736-2
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    9 March 2021
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    Western Australia
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    Barrow Island
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    COI
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    Western Australia
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    COI
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    CATAAAGATATTGGAACTCTTTATTTCATTTTTGGTGCTTGATCAGGTATAGTTGGTACATCACTAAGAATATTAATCCGAGCCGAACTAGGACAACCAGGATCATTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACTGCTCACGCCTTCATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCAATTCTAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTCCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCCCCAGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTAACACTATTATTAGCAAGTAGTATAGTGGAAAGAGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACGGTTTATCCACCACTTGCCAGAGGCATCGCTCACGCCGGTGCCTCTGTAGATTTAGCCATCTTCTCTTTACACTTAGCGGGTGTCTCTTCTATTCTGGGTGCTGTTAACTTTATTTCAACAAGTATTAATATAAAACCTATTAATATAAAACCAGAACGAATCCCATTATTTGTATGAGCAGTAGGAATTACAGCATTATTATTACTCTTATCTTTACCAGTTCTTGCTGGAGCAATCACAATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACCTCATTTTTTGATCCAGCAGGAGGTGGAGATCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTCTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

    Melanozosteria FP-14262 (BWI)
    (5 records)
    Melanozosteria FP-14508
    (1 records)
    Melanozosteria FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)
    (28 records)
    Melanozosteria FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)
    (91 records)
    Melanozosteria FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)
    (45 records)
    Melanozosteria FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)
    (29 records)
    Melanozosteria FP-7625 (BWI)
    (1 records)
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    Blattodea s. str. (Cockroaches)
    • Blaberidae
    • Blattidae
      • Anamesia
      • Eppertia
      • Melanozosteria
        • FP-14262 (BWI)
        • FP-14508
        • FP-525 (BWI sp. 1)
        • FP-527 (BWI sp. 3)
        • FP-528 (BWI sp. 4)
        • FP-7620 (BWI sp. 5)
        • FP-7625 (BWI)
      • Periplaneta
      • Platyzosteria
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