Biology:Opisthoplatia
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Short description: Genus of cockroaches
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| Opisthoplatia orientalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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". http://cockroach.speciesfile.org/.
- ↑ "Opisthoplatia". https://www.gbif.org/species/1994892.
- ↑ Anisyutkin, L. N. (2005). "A new species of the genus Opisthoplatia Br.-W. (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) from the Philippines". Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society. 76. http://gryllus.smart21.ru/gryllus/PDF%20of%20orthopterological%20book%20in%20memory%20of%20Bey-Bienko/21-24%20Anisyutkin.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10610869 entry
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