Global InformationDrymaplaneta semivitta information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Genus: | Drymaplaneta |
| Species: | D. semivitta
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| Binomial name | |
| Drymaplaneta semivitta Walker, 1868[1]
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Drymaplaneta semivitta is a species of cockroach native to Australia and introduced to New Zealand. In New Zealand, it is known as the Gisborne cockroach, after the city of Gisborne where it was first discovered in the country.[2] It has also been claimed to have first appeared in Tauranga in 1954, probably arriving on a log shipment.[3]
- ^ 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. doi:10.1071/zo9680511. ISSN 1446-5698.
- ^ "Gisborne cockroach". Landcare Research. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Parkinson B. J. & Horne D. (2007). A photographic guide to insects of New Zealand. New Holland. p. 25.