Английская Википедия:Drymaplaneta

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Drymaplaneta is an Australian genus of cockroaches. It belongs to family Blattidae, subfamily Polyzosteriinae and tribe Methanini.[1][2][3]

Description

Drymaplaneta can be distinguished from other Methanini by the greatly reduced, lobiform tegmina, with hind wings absent, and males having maxillary palps with the third and fourth segments swollen.[3]

As for the individual species:

  • D. lobipennis and D. shelfordi are uniformly dark.[3]
  • D. heydeniana is light yellowish brown, darkening apically, with translucent yellow margins on thorax and abdomen.[3]
  • The remaining three species (D. communis, D. semivitta and D. variegata) are very similar to each other.[3] For example, D. semivitta is mostly dark brown/black with white/cream stripes along the sides of the head and thorax.[4]
  • The hind tibiae of males are conspicuously expanded and flattened in D. semivitta and D. variegata, but not in any of the other species.[3]
  • D. variegata is lighter in colour than D. semivitta, darkening apically.[3] The possibility of synonymy of these two nominal species has been suggested.[5]

Biodiversity and distribution

There are six species of Drymaplaneta, all endemic to Australia.[6] Two of these species, D. heydeniana and D. semivitta, have been introduced to New Zealand.[7]

Ecology

Species of Drymaplaneta mainly occur in outdoor habitats such as under logs, loose bark, ground covers, leaf litter, decks, plant pots, and inside electrical and irrigation boxes.[4][8] They sometimes enter buildings but are considered harmless to humans.[4][8] They feed on organic matter, often that which is decaying.[4]

References

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  3. 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6 Mackerras, M.J. 1968: Australian Blattidae (Blattodea) IX. Revision of the Polyzosteriinae tribe Methanini, Tryonicinae, and Blattinae. Australian Journal of Zoology, 16(3): 511-575. Шаблон:Doi
  4. 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Шаблон:Cite web
  5. Ramsay, G.W. 1975: Appendix to the Gisborne cockroach. New Zealand entomologist, 6(1): 72. Шаблон:Doi PDF Шаблон:Webarchive
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  8. 8,0 8,1 Шаблон:Cite web