Nachweis der Australischen Schabe (Periplaneta australasiae [Fabricius, 1775]) in Sachsen-Anhalt

The Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775]) is a roach species that is scarcely found in Germany. On the territory of Saxony-Anhalt it has only been detected twice, these observations dating back more than 60 years. In early 2001, a mass appearance of the Australian cockroach was recorded in a greenhouse of the Magdeburg Zoological Gardens. The author is not aware of any other current appearance of the Australian cockroach in the land of Saxony-Anhalt.