Megaloblatta
Sign in to saveMegaloblatta is a genus of Neotropical cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae. Species in this genus are long and can have a wingspan of up to ; the world's largest cockroach by length and wingspan is M. longipennis.
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Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Megaloblatta, and connects out to Blattellidae, Mexico and Brazil.
It is catalogued under topics including Arthropods of Colombia, Cockroaches and Cockroach genera.
Vinony links it to 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Ectobiidae
- Collections
- CU, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ARTHROPOD COLLECTION, USNM
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Blattellidae
- Image
- Megaloblatta longipennis (Shel1908-07).jpg
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- Megaloblatta
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- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Megaloblatta is a genus of Neotropical cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae. Species in this genus are long and can have a wingspan of up to ; the world's largest cockroach by length and wingspan is M. longipennis.
Megaloblatta, like many other insects, use stridulation in order to steer their predators away. The stridulating insects are less likely to be preyed upon in comparison to individuals of the species with an inability to stridulate.
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