Coastal Sleepy Cockroach Anamesia uniformis Mackerras, 1966

Fauna Portal species: 520

Order: Blattodea s. str. (Cockroaches)

Family: Blattidae

Diagnosis

(after Mackerras 1966): The male genitalia resemble those of A. lambii in most respects, but the tips of L3 are more pointed, resembling those of A. maculosa; one prong is particularly long; L2va may be bifid or single. In the female the rod-like branch of teh spermatheca is slightly longer than in A. lambii.

Our sequences of A. uniformis match that of a specimens identified as A. maculosa on GenBank (HQ936965) from the ANIC collection Canberra. We assume the latter represents a misidentification, as A. maculosa is a more central species with different colouration. Alternatively, COI sequence data may not be suitable to separate some species in Anamesia.

Status

native

Linnean Holotype

1 ♂

Western Australian Museum

63-305

25 July 1963

Australia

Western Australia

North West Cape

Australia

Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Publications

Mackerras MJ (1966): Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). V. Revision of the genera Anamesia Tepper and Pseudolampra Tepper. Australian Journal of Zoology. 14: 335 - 363

Atlas of Living Australia

Web Links

cockroach.speciesfile.org/otus/862736/overview

Volker Framenau, 31 January 2026

Harry Butler Institute

N16709-1

♂

15 December 2019

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Bandicoot Bay

night hand collection

COI

CATAAAGATATTGGAACCTTATACTTCATTTTTGGAGCATGATCAGGAATAGTTGGTACATCTTTAAGAATATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGACAACCTGGCTCATTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCCTTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTCTAATTGGCGGTTTCGGAAATTGACTAGTGCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCACCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGACTTTTACCCCCTTCACTATCACTTTTATTGGCTAGTAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGTGCTGGTACAGGATGGACCGTATATCCACCTCTTGCAAGAAATATTGCTCATGCTGGAGCCTCAGTAGATCTTGCAATTTTTTCTCTACACCTAGCTGGTGTATCCTCAATTCTTGGTGCTGTAAACTTTATTTCAACAAGAATCAATATAAAACCAATCAATATAAAACCTGAACGAATTCCTCTATTTGTATGAGCTGTAGGTATTACAGCATTATTACTTTTATTATCACTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCTATTACCATATTATTAACAGACCGAAACTTAAATACATCATTCTTTGATCCCGCTGGTGGTGGAGACCCTATTCTATATCAACATTTATTCTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

Harry Butler Institute

N18958-1

♀

16 August 2020

Western Australia

Barrow Island, on track above John Wayne Beach

day hand collection

COI

Harry Butler Institute

N18958-13

♂

16 August 2020

Western Australia

Barrow Island, on track above John Wayne Beach

day hand collection

COI

CATAAAGATATTGGAACCTTATACTTCATTTTTGGAGCATGATCAGGAATAGTTGGTACATCTTTAAGAATATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGACAACCTGGCTCATTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCCTTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTCTAATTGGCGGTTTCGGAAATTGACTAGTGCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCACCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGACTTTTACCCCCTTCACTATCACTTTTATTGGCTAGTAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGTGCTGGAACAGGATGGACCGTATATCCACCTCTTGCAAGAAATATTGCTCATGCTGGAGCCTCAGTAGATCTTGCAATTTTTTCTCTACACCTAGCTGGTGTATCCTCAATTCTTGGTGCTGTAAACTTTATTTCAACAAGAATCAATATAAAACCAATCAATATAAAACCTGAACGAATTCCTCTATTTGTATGAGCTGTAGGTATTACAGCATTATTACTTTTATTATCACTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCTATTACCATATTATTAACAGACCGAAACTTAAATACATCATTCTTTGATCCCGCTGGTGGTGGGGACCCTATTCTATATCAACACTTATTCTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

Harry Butler Institute

N16377-1

1 juv.

26 October 2019

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Butler Park

day hand collection

COI

CGATGAATATTTTCAACTAATCATAAAGATATTGGAACCTTATACTTCATTTTTGGAGCATGATCAGGAATAGTTGGTACATCTTTAAGAATATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGACAACCTGGCTCANNNTTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCCTTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTCTAATTGGCGGTTTCGGAAATTGACTAGTGCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCACCAGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGACTTTTACCCCCTTCACTATCACTTTTATTGGCTAGTAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGTGCTGGTACAGGATGGACCGTATATCCACCTCTTGCAAGAAATATTGCTCATGCTGGAGCCTCAGTAGATCTTGCAATTTTTTCTCTACACCTAGCTGGTGTATCCTCAATTCTTGGTGCTGTAAACTTTATTTCAACAAGAATCAATATAAAACCAATCAATATAAAACCTGAACGAATTCCTCTATTTGTATGAGCTGTAGGTATTACAGCATTATTACTTTTGTTATCACTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCTATTACCATATTATTAACAGACCGAAACTTAAATACATCATTCTTTGACCCCGCTGGTGGTGGGGACCCTATTCTATATCAACATTTATTCTGATTTTTCGGACATCCTGAAGTATATATTTTAATTCTACCAGGATTTGGTATAATTTCACATATTATTTGTCACGAAAGAGGAAAAAAGGAAGCTTTTGGTAATTTAGGTATAATTTTTGCAATATTAGCAATTGGTCTTCTTGGCTTTGTTGTATGAGCACACCATATATTCACTGTTGGTATAGATGTAGATACCCGAGCCTACTTTACCTCAGCCACAATAATTATTGCTGTACCTACAGGTATTAAAATTTTCAGTTGATTAGCAACAGTTTATGGATCCCAACTTTCATATAGTGCCCCCTGTTTATGATCATTAGGATTTGTATTCCTTTTCACAATTGGTGGTTTAACAGGTGTTGTACTAGCAAATTCATCAATTGATATTGTTCTACATGATACATATTATGTTGTAGCTCATTTCCATTATGTTTTATCAATAGGAGCCGTATTTGCTATTATAGCTGGTTTTATTCAATGATATCCTTTATTTACTGGTCTAACTATAAACCCAAAGTGATTAAAAGCACAATTCATAATTATATTTTCAGGAGTAAATTTAACATTCTTTCCACAACACTTTCTAGGATTAGCAGGAATACCTCGACGATACTCAGATTATCCTGATGCATATACGGCATGAAATGTTGTTTCATCAATTGGTTCAATAATTTCATTTGTAGGAGTACTAATATTTATTTTTATTATATGAGAAAGAATAAGAACTAATCGACAAATCTTATTTCCCACACAAACAAGAAATTCGATTGAATGATTACAAAATCTTCCACCAGCAGAACATAGTTATTCTGAATTACCTACTATTACTAATTCAATCCATTAA