Alice Springs Fauna •

Alice Springs BlattodeaBlattodea Index Calolampra sp Desmozosteria cincta Ellipsidion australe Ellipsidion humarale Johnrehnia Pycnoscelus sp

Desmozosteria cincta pictured here was documented in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Sometimes referred to as the Striped Desert Cockroach, there are some observations in some regions of Queensland, Australia.

Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT
Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT
Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT
Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT
Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT
Desmozosteria cincta, Alice Springs NT

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Blattodea
  • Superfamily: Blattoidea
  • Informal: Blattoidae
  • Family: Blattoidae
  • Subfamily: Polyzosteriinae
  • Genus: Desmozosteria
  • Species: Desmozosteria cincta

Footnote & References

  1. Many thanks to Thomas Mesaglio for ID, member of Australasian Beetles Only, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639/
  2. Desmozosteria cincta Shelford, 1909, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Desmozosteria cincta
  3. Desmozosteria cincta, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/984606-Desmozosteria-cincta

Alice Springs BlattodeaBlattodea Index Calolampra sp Desmozosteria cincta Ellipsidion australe Ellipsidion humarale Johnrehnia Pycnoscelus sp

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