Megaloblatta
Megaloblatta is a genus of cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae. It includes the largest living species of cockroach, Megaloblatta longipennis, which can grow to 9.7 centimetres (3.8 in) in length and have a wingspan of up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in).[1][2]
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Genus: | Megaloblatta Dohrn, 1887 |
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The Megalobatta, like many other insects, use stridulation in order to steer their pray away [3]. The stridulating insects are less likely to be preyed upon in comparison to individuals of the species with an inability to stridulate [4].
Range
Megaloblatta are found in Mexico[5], Costa Rica[6], Panama, Nicaragua[7], Peru[8], Colombia[9], and Ecuador[10].
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See also
References
- "Largest cockroach". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- Alpert, Gary; Frye, Matthew (2014). "Bugs in Strange Places: The Brown-banded Cockroach" (PDF). NYS IPM Type: Community IPM Fact Sheet. New York State IPM Program.
- Bell, W., Fraser, J., Schal, C. (1981). Disturbance stridulation and chemical defense in nymphs of the tropical cockroach Megaloblatta blaberoides. Journal of Insect Physiology, 28(6), 541-552. Retrieved July 2, 2020, from https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(82)90035-X.
- Masters, W. (1979). Insect Disturbance Stridulation: Its Defensive Role. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 5(2), 187-200. Retrieved July 2, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/4599228.
- Estrada-Álvarez, Julio C. (December 2012). "Primer registro de Megaloblatta Dohrn, 1887 (Dictyoptera: Ectobiidae: Nyctiborinae) para México". Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 51: 349–350.
- "Alianza SIDALC". www.sidalc.net. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- http://cockroach.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1175853
- http://cockroach.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1175856
- VÉLEZ, ANDRÉS; Wolff, Marta; GUTIÉRREZ, Esteban (2006). "Blattaria of Colombia: List and distribution of genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 1210: 39–52.
- VIDLIČKA, ĽUBOMÍR (2013). "Cockroaches (Blattaria) of Ecuador—checklist and history of research" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3599 (5): 401–455.
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