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Laxta granicollis
About 30mm long; a cockroach which is incredibly flat; shiny black with overlapped wings; venation throughout; some clear shielding around head.
On timber retaining wall in suburban back yard.
This is a native leaf-litter dwelling species. Quite attractive in a slick black kind of way. This one is male and here's a link to a female http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/114...
Spotted on Nov 17, 2012
Submitted on Nov 17, 2012
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