page_title: Polyzosteria
hierarchical_section_title: Polyzosteria
caption_attribution_description: English: Polyzostera mitchelli. This native cockroach is common to Central Australia. Mitchell's wandering cockroach perches in small shrubs on the Nullarbor Plain at midday. The unique, clear, window-like areas along the sides of its thorax may reflect the hot rays of the sun. It secretes a repulsive-smelling liquid when disturbed which probably serves as a repellant to predators. The female deposits her egg case in a shallow ground in the soil that she has dug.
context_page_description: Polyzosteria is a genus of around fifteen species of cockroaches in the Blattidae family. Some of these Australian insects are attractively marked, such as Polyzosteria mitchelli. The type species of the group is the Botany Bay cockroach.
context_section_description: Polyzosteria is a genus of around fifteen species of cockroaches in the Blattidae family. Some of these Australian insects are attractively marked, such as Polyzosteria mitchelli. The type species of the group is the Botany Bay cockroach.
caption: P. mitchelli
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