title: Sound production in an Australian cockroach,Megazosteriapatula(Walker) (Blattodea: Blattidae: Polyzosteriinae).
abstract: The large, diurnal Australian cockroach, Megazosteria patula (Walker), produces a sound when disturbed. The sound was found to be a form of stridulation caused by the rubbing of pegs on the underside of the thoracic segments against a ridge on the following segment.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Professor, School of Marine and Biological Sciences, James Cook University, Smithfield, Queensland, Australia 4870.. orthop1@tpg.com.au.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rentz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D003058:Cockroaches; D010526:Periplaneta; D014828:Vocalization, Animal
keywords: Blattodea, Blattidae, Polyzosteriinae