Celatoblatta
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Celatoblatta is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blattidae with species from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. "Celato" means concealed and the members of this genus are all small, fast-moving nocturnal species that hide during the day under bark and rocks. In Australia the genus is known as hooded cockroaches, after the distinctive way the seventh abdominal tergite extends over the ninth and tenth like a hood.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Blattidae
- Collections
- AM, INHS, QM
- Recorded in
- Australia, New Zealand
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Celatoblatta is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blattidae with species from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. "Celato" means concealed and the members of this genus are all small, fast-moving nocturnal species that hide during the day under bark and rocks. In Australia the genus is known as hooded cockroaches, after the distinctive way the seventh abdominal tergite extends over the ninth and tenth like a hood.
The genus was created by Peter Johns in 1966, and Karlis Princis later added several species from Australia, New Guinea, and New Caledonia. Phylogenetic studies, however, suggested the resulting genus is not monophyletic, although the 14 New Zealand members of Celatoblatta as defined by Johns do seem to form a monophyletic group.
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