The common cockroach of the dry rock fields and Nothofagus forests of the Mackenzie Basin and similar sites in South Canterbury/ North Otago. In its very western, high rainfall sites such as at Aorangi National Pa...

A subalpine to alpine cockroach known so far from the eastern mountains of Canterbury north of the Rakaia, and southern Marlborough. It is often abundant along the margins of rock screes. It is not closely related to the...

A moderately common species in the dense, wet forests and subalpine shrubland of south Westland, Fiordland and Stewart Island. It is very similar to Celatoblatta hesperia that is found immediately to the north in ...

A species endemic to Banks Peninsula. It was often found in wood brought into Christchurch for burning in fires. However, it is not tolerant of human habitations or gardens and disappears soon from any urban environment....

A common species of the subalpine and alpine habitats in the mountains of central Otago. It often reaches great numbers and masses of old egg cases may lie around under stones perhaps for years. It is probably a main foo...

Very similar to the southern C. subcorticaria in shape, size and habitat. It is widespread in the North Island.

The dry Nothofagus forests and kanuka (Kunzea) groves of North Canterbury and Marlborough have the best habitat for this species. Dead standing trees whose bark is starting to flake away are prime sites but...

The common and widespread species of the North Island forests and shrublands. It lives predominantly in the litter and logs of the forest floor whereas C, sedilloti is under the bark and within treefern frond ste...

Perhaps the most widespread of all the NZ endemic cockroaches. Present in many different types of vegetation from moderately wet dense forest to dry open shrubland. It very seldom is senn in houses even when firewood is ...

This species from Western Australia was caught in Auckland in 1972 but was not recognised until 1999. Although it is probably present throughout Northland down to Auckland city, it is yet to be confirmed in areas further...

The "Gisborne" cockroach. This species created such an interest in the 1960's that it acquired its common N.Z. name. However, it had probably come into the country earlier for as soon as it was noted in Gisborne, it was ...

see Drymaplaneta semivitta