Drymaplaneta
Unidentified Wood Runner at Cook, ACT
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| Drymaplaneta | KimPullen | 2 Jan 2020 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 31 Dec 2019 |
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User's notes
Expanded hind tibiae possibly indicate Drymaplaneta semivitta which is not listed in CNM. See http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/pest/main/136549 and http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/20343
2 comments
3 Jan 2020
Cath, I have looked at Rentz's 'A guide to the cockroaches of Australia' and agree the expanded hind tibiae eliminate the common D. communis from contention here. Both D. semivitta and D. variegata as having expanded hind tibiae, but both are indicated as being confined to s-w WA. D. semivitta has a dark head with a 'pale band between the antennal sockets', but unfortunately the front of the head is not visible in your shots.
3 Jan 2020
Hi Kim. I have added a side view of the individual in the third image which I overlooked when I originally uploaded this sighting. Does this help?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068162-35.264287
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2019 07:02 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga flagged sightings CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Drymaplaneta sp. (genus) Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects
Species information
- Drymaplaneta Scientific name
- Unidentified Wood Runner Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1003.96m Recorded at altitude
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