Melanozosteria dookiensis

Dookie woodland cockroach at Hume, ACT

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Identification history

Melanozosteria dookiensis	25 Sep 2020	Illilanga
Melanozosteria dookiensis	23 Sep 2020	KimPullen
Unverified	18 Dec 2017	HarveyPerkins

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:

22 Dec 2017

This one looks quite distinctive, but I can't match it to anything in Rentz's 'Guide to the cockroaches of Australia' (CSIRO, 2014), although it does appear to belong to the Blattidae.

KimPullen wrote:

23 Sep 2020

Identification as M. dookiensis suggested by James Lumbers.

Illilanga wrote:

25 Sep 2020

Thanks Kim. Looks like a good match.

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Sighting information

6 Abundance
16 Dec 2017 09:38 AM Recorded on
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Illilanga flagged sightings Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Melanozosteria dookiensis Scientific name
Dookie woodland cockroach Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 690m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania