Megaloblatta

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Megaloblatta
Megaloblatta longipennis (Shel1908-07).jpg
Megaloblatta longipennis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Ectobiidae
Subfamily: Nyctiborinae
Genus: Megaloblatta
Dohrn, 1887
Species

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]

Megaloblatta, like many other insects, use stridulation in order to steer their predators 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]

Megaloblatta longipennis in Costa Rica

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Largest cockroach". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Alianza SIDALC". www.sidalc.net. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  7. ^ "Species Megaloblatta blaberoides (Walker, 1871): Cockroach Species File".
  8. ^ "Species Megaloblatta longipennis (Walker, 1868): Cockroach Species File".
  9. ^ VÉLEZ, ANDRÉS; Wolff, Marta; GUTIÉRREZ, Esteban (2006). "Blattaria of Colombia: List and distribution of genera". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 1210: 39–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1210.1.3.
  10. ^ VIDLIČKA, ĽUBOMÍR (2013). "Cockroaches (Blattaria) of Ecuador—checklist and history of research". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3599 (5): 401–455. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.5.1. PMID 24613997.


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