Biology:Megaloblatta longipennis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Genus: | Megaloblatta |
| Species: | M. longipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Megaloblatta longipennis (Walker, 1868)
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Blabera longipennis Walker, 1868 | |
Megaloblatta longipennis is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is one of the world's largest cockroaches by length and wingspan. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru;[3][4][5] although its range sometimes is reported to extend into Panama; this is based on misidentifications of the closely related and similar M. blaberoides (the only Central American species in the genus).[6]
Description
Members of M. longipennis are known for their exceptional size; the largest specimen measured 9.7 cm (3.8 in) in length, 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in width, and had a wingspan of 20 cm (8 in).[7] The related M. blaberoides, which is quite similar but differs in certain morphological features,[5] can reach about the same length and almost as much, 18.5 cm (7.3 in), in wingspan.[8]
References
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life - 2012 Annual Checklist :: Species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2012/details/species/id/9311097.
- ↑ Gray, John Edward; Walker, Francis (1868). "Blabera longipennis". Catalogue of the specimens of Blattariæ in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 8-9. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8495. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35169#page/18.
- ↑ "Megaloblatta longipennis (MEGBLO)". Secretariat of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO). https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/MEGBLO.
- ↑ Vidlička, L. (2013). "Cockroaches (Blattaria) of Ecuador—checklist and history of research". Zootaxa 3599 (5): 401–445. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.5.1. PMID 24613997.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Salazar-E, J.A.; Maláver, J.C.R. (2012). "Relación e ilustración de algunas especies de Nyctiborinae de Colombia y Costa Rica (Insecta, Blattodea, Ectobiidae)". Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas 16 (2). ISSN 0123-3068. http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0123-30682012000200016.
- ↑ Iturralde, D. (2023). "Diversidad y distribucíon de cucarachas (Insecta: Blattodea: Blattaria) en la República de Panamá" (in es). University of Panama. https://up-rid.up.ac.pa/6357/1/damaris_iturralde.pdf.
- ↑ "Largest cockroach" (in en-GB). https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-cockroach.
- ↑ Bell, W.J.; Roth, L.M.; Nalepa, C.A.; Wilson, E.O. (2007). "Body size". Cockroaches: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8018-8616-4. https://archive.org/details/bell07/page/6.
Wikidata ☰ Q10579547 entry
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