Alice Springs Fauna •
Alice Springs BlattodeaCalolampra sp Desmozosteria cincta Ellipsidion australe Ellipsidion humarale Pycnoscelus sp
— see Alice Springs Bees | Beetles | Insects ◦
In Alice Springs there are a number of species commonly known as cockroaches and termites, belonging to the order Blattodea.
In Australia there are over 400 recognised species of cockroaches in Australia. There are said to be over 350 species of termites found in Australia, although only a few are considered pest that cause damage to buildings.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Superorder: Dictyoptera
- Order: Blattodea
- Superfamilies:
- Corydioidea
- Blaberoidea
- Blattoidea
Footnote & References
- Blattodea: cockroaches, Insects and their Allies, CSIRO, https://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/blattodea.html
- Cockroaches: Order Blattodea, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/cockroaches-order-blattodea/
- Blattodea, Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882, Cockroaches, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:33aea6f8-ab16-4a2b-8b5f-8c430dcbf5e8
- Blattodea, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blattodea (last visited Feb. 13, 2022)
Alice Springs BlattodeaCalolampra sp Desmozosteria cincta Ellipsidion australe Ellipsidion humarale Pycnoscelus sp
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