Corydidarum magnifica

Corydidarum magnifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blaberidae
Subfamily: Perisphaerinae
Genus: Corydidarum
Species:
C. magnifica
Binomial name
Corydidarum magnifica
(Shelford, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudoglomeris magnifica Shelford[2]
  • Trichoblatta magnifica Shelford
  • Pseudoglomeris dubia Hanitsch

Corydidarum magnifica,[3] also known as Pseudoglomeris magnifica and the emerald cockroach,[citation needed] is a species of cockroach native to Vietnam and southern China, typically found under leaf litter or on tree bark.

Description

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The species grows up to 30 mm,[4] with the females being larger and thicker than the males. The adult females also lack wings, which are only present on adult males. They exhibit metallic green coloration.

Behaviour

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Unlike most species of cockroaches, they are diurnal and arboreal, with the ability to climb smooth surfaces. After ecdysis, they do not consume their old exoskeleton.[5]

The females gestate their young for up to 6 months.

References

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  1. ^ Shelford RWC (1907) On some new species of Blattidae in the Oxford and Paris Museums. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 19(7), 25–49.
  2. ^ "Pseudoglomeris magnifica Shelford, 1907". www.gbif.org.
  3. ^ Cockroach Species File: Corydidarum magnifica (Shelford, 1907)
  4. ^ "Pseudoglomeris magnifica". Insektenliebe.
  5. ^ "Pseudoglomeris magnifica". BugzUK.