Polyzosteria yingina
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| Polyzosteria yingina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Genus: | Polyzosteria |
| Species: | P. yingina |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyzosteria yingina Henry, 2020 | |
Polyzosteria yingina is a bush cockroach (a member of the Blattidae family) found only in Tasmania.[1] It was first described in 2020 by Shasta Henry and others.[1][2]
This species consists of two very distinct populations: one an alpine population found 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sealevel and the other found at sealevel on Tasmania's east coast. Mitochondrial molecular analysis indicates that these two populations are a single species.[2]
