Cockroaches from New Zealand

[Chinese insect fans]

One of my friends travelled to New Zealand last week. He found some roaches there. I don't know their's name.

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[Chinese insect fans]

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An adult and a nymph, they are from the Blattellidae family. They are the same species.

 

[Alex]

Nice pics.. the fist I have seen before and they are in captivity I belive.

The second I have no clue.

 

[Chinese insect fans]

Nice pics.. the fist I have seen before and they are in captivity I belive.

The second I have no clue.

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This cockroach was found in New Zealand, too. My friend said that it smells like banana. And it can curl to a letter "C" when it was in danger.

 

[Thomas]

The first looks to me like Eurycotis sp., a bit like E. opaca (one species I've seen before). The others, I have no idea.

 

[happy1892]

The first one with the white stripes on the sides might be some type of Drymaplaneta and the black one possibly is this: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9061681#page/483/mode/1up

 

[happy1892]

http://esperancewildlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Insects%20-%20Cockroaches

 

[happy1892]

Another link you might like:

http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/system/_blattod.htm

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

According to the guide book I purchased from NZ long time ago, first species is Drymaplaneta semivitta.

The adult and nymph in the second part might not be a same species by the way. Nymph appears to be Celatoblatta sp. whereas adult appears to be something in different genus (maybe an undescribed Parellipsidion sp?)

Last one is Platyzosteria novaeseelandiae.

 

[happy1892]

Platyzosteria novaeseenlandiae now in Maoriblatta genus?

http://cockroach.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178792

Something interesting about New Zealand, but not about cockroaches I think.

http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/49043/FNZ19Ramsay1990150.pdf

 

[Chinese insect fans]

According to the guide book I purchased from NZ long time ago, first species is Drymaplaneta semivitta.

The adult and nymph in the second part might not be a same species by the way. Nymph appears to be Celatoblatta sp. whereas adult appears to be something in different genus (maybe an undescribed Parellipsidion sp?)

Last one is Platyzosteria novaeseelandiae.

Thank you very much.