Biology:Polyzosteria cuprea

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Short description: Species of cockroach

Polyzosteria cuprea
Wingless Cockroach feeding on some kind of mildew (5202469160).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Genus: Polyzosteria
Species:
P. cuprea
Binomial name
Polyzosteria cuprea
Saussure, 1863 [1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Polyzosteria maculata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

Polyzosteria cuprea is a species of bush cockroach found in south western Australia . It is a diurnal species and its typical habitat is arid regions and eucalyptus woodland.[2]

Description

Polyzosteria cuprea is a wingless, dorsally-flattened, charcoal-grey insect. There is a large, cream-coloured patch at the front of the tergum (dorsal plate) of the prothorax, smaller cream markings on the sides of the next two terga, and cream bands on the legs.[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10637244 entry