Robshelfordia sp. (genus)
A Shelford cockroach at Conder, ACT
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| Robshelfordia sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 8 Jul 2021 | |
| Ectobiidae (family) | KimPullen | 11 May 2018 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 5 Aug 2017 |
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Size - 8-10mm....... Conder, ACT
2 comments
9 May 2018
This is the same species that has been ID'd as Ectobiidae sp. (family), see sighting:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3371666
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3371666
12 May 2018
Thanks Michael. I checked in David Rentz's 'Guide to the cockroaches of Australia' (CSIRO, 2014). This one is similar to a Hensaussurea sp., but also resembles a Robshelfordia sp. Both are in the Ectobiidae, and since I can't tell which it is, I will leave it at the family level.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101422-35.464695
- Altitude 630.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 May 2016 12:51 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Robshelfordia sp. (genus) Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects
Species information
- Robshelfordia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Shelford cockroach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822m Recorded at altitude
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