Opisthoplatia
Genus of cockroaches
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Family: | Blaberidae |
Subfamily: | Epilamprinae |
Genus: | Opisthoplatia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 |
Opisthoplatia is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blaberidae. There are at least two described species in Opisthoplatia, found in south and east Asia, and Indomalaya.[1][2]
The genus was monotypic until a species from the Philippines, Opisthoplatia beybienkoi, was described in 2005.[3]
Species
These two species belong to the genus Opisthoplatia:
- Opisthoplatia beybienkoi Anisyutkin, 2005
- Opisthoplatia orientalis (Burmeister, 1838) (amphibious litter roach)
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.W. (2020). "Cockroach species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Opisthoplatia". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Anisyutkin, L. N. (2005). "A new species of the genus Opisthoplatia Br.-W. (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society. 76.
External links
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