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The order Blattodea are a group of insects that encompass cockroaches and termites, that are found in Alice Springs.

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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"Alate" Termite (family Termitidae), Alice Springs NT
“Alate” Termite (family Termitidae)
Termite mound (Nasutitermes triodiae) - Stuart Highway, north of Alice Springs
Termite mound (Nasutitermes triodiae)
Calolampra sp (Bark Cockroach), Alice Springs NT
Calolampra sp
Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT
Desmozosteria cincta
Native Cockroach / Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion australe), Alice Springs, NT
Ellipsidion australe
Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humarale), Alice Springs NT
Ellipsidion humarale
Johnrehnia, genus (Blattellidae family), Alice Springs NT
Johnrehnia, genus
Pycnoscelus sp, Cockroach, Alice Springs NT
Pycnoscelus sp
Native Cockroach / Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion australe), Alice Springs, NT
Native Cockroach / Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion australe), Alice Springs, NT
Pycnoscelus sp, Cockroach, Alice Springs NT
Pycnoscelus sp – Cockroach, Alice Springs NT
Johnrehnia, genus (Blattellidae family), Alice Springs NT
Native Cockroach (Johnrehnia, genus), (Blattellidae family), Alice Springs NT
Calolampra sp (Bark Cockroach), Alice Springs NT
Calolampra sp (Bark Cockroach), Alice Springs NT
Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humarale), Alice Springs NT
Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humarale), Alice Springs NT
Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT
Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT
"Alate" Termite (family Termitidae), Alice Springs NT
“Alate” Termite (family Termitidae), Alice Springs NT

Termite mound (Nasutitermes triodiae) - Stuart Highway, north of Alice Springs
Termite mound (Nasutitermes triodiae), Stuart Highway, north of Alice Springs
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Superorder: Dictyoptera
  • Order: Blattodea
  • Superfamilies:
    • Corydioidea
    • Blaberoidea
    • Blattoidea

Footnote & References

  1. Blattodea: cockroaches, Insects and their Allies, CSIRO, https://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/blattodea.html
  2. Cockroaches: Order Blattodea, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/cockroaches-order-blattodea/
  3. Blattodea, Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882, Cockroaches, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/BLATTODEA
  4. Blattodea, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blattodea (last visited Feb. 13, 2022)
  5. Order Blattodea, Key to Australian Freshwater and Terrestrial Invertebrates, https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/TFI/start%20key/key/hexapoda%20key/Media/HTML/Blattodea.html

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