Drymaplaneta
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Common shining cockroach
(Drymaplaneta communis) |
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Drymaplaneta communis |
Drymaplaneta is a genus of cockroaches known from seven species which occur mostly in coastal regions of the southern areas of Australia including Western Australia. They are large, flattened and highly glossy, [1] and found under the bark of trees.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Rentz, D.C.F. 1996. Grasshopper Country. The abundant orthopteroid insects of Australia. p56. UNSW Press.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory