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Polyzosteria
| Polyzosteria | |
|---|---|
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| Botany Bay Cockroach | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyzosteriinae |
| Genus: | Polyzosteria Burmeister 1838 |
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.[3][4]
- ^ Archer, William (8 May 2010). "Polyzosteria mitchelli - Mardi Gras Cockroach". Esperance Fauna. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Polyzosteria". Taxa hierarchy. blattodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Burmeister, H. 1838. Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin : T.C.F. Enslin Vol. 2(2) 1050 pp. [482].
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