Robshelfordia simplex

Shelford's Western Cockroach at Coree, ACT

Robshelfordia simplex at Coree, ACT - 28 Dec 2020
Robshelfordia simplex at Coree, ACT - 28 Dec 2020
Robshelfordia simplex at Coree, ACT - 28 Dec 2020
Robshelfordia simplex at Coree, ACT - 28 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Robshelfordia simplex 21 Jan 2021 Illilanga
Robshelfordia simplex 3 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Robshelfordia simplex 28 Dec 2020 trevorpreston
Unidentified 28 Dec 2020 trevorpreston

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4 found under a rock on the roadside in Sherwood Forest.

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trevorpreston wrote:
   28 Dec 2020
Based on "A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia" by David Rentz p 242, i suggest this species is Robshelfordia simplex.

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  • 4 Abundance
  • 28 Dec 2020 12:58 PM Recorded on
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