Biology:Polyzosteria mitchelli
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Short description: Species of cockroach
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Genus: | Polyzosteria |
| Species: | P. mitchelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyzosteria mitchelli Angas, 1847 [1]
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Polyzosteria mitchelli, also known as Mitchell's diurnal cockroach[2] or the Mardi Gras cockroach, is a species of bush cockroach found in Australia . It is a diurnal species and its typical habitat is semi-arid regions of Australia's warm temperate zone.
Description
Polyzosteria mitchelli is a wingless, dorsally-flattened insect. It is typically blue and yellow in colour, and thus is one of the most strikingly coloured Australian cockroaches. It is primarily found in semi-arid areas of Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales.[3]
P. mitchelli sprays a pungent defensive fluid from glands in its abdomen when disturbed.[4]
References
- ↑ "species Polyzosteria mitchelli Angas, 1847". Cockroach Species File. http://cockroach.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178476. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ↑ "R5574 Native Australian cockroach". http://tlf.dlr.det.nsw.edu.au/learningobjects/Content/R11087/object/r5574.html.
- ↑ "Esperance Fauna". 8 May 2010. http://esperancewildlife.blogspot.com.au/2010/05/polyzosteria-mitchelli.html.
- ↑ George Beccaloni (Curator of cockroaches etc., The Natural History Museum, London). "Cockroaches: An amazing diversity". http://cockroach.speciesfile.org/HomePage/Cockroach/Diversity/Diversity.aspx.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10492568 entry
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