Simandoa conserfariam

Simandoa cave roach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blaberidae
Subfamily: Oxyhaloinae
Genus: Simandoa
Species: S. conserfariam
Binomial name
Simandoa conserfariam
(Roth, 2004)

Simandoa conserfariam,[1] also known as the Simandoa cave roach,[2] is a species of cockroach that is currently considered extinct in the wild. However, it is kept as a pet by insect hobbyists and is therefore not considered completely extinct.[2] Its only known habitat was one cave in the Simandou region of Guinea, where it lived in guano.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Roth, L. M. & Naskrecki (2004) A new genus and species of cave cockroach (Blaberidae: Oxyhaloinae) from Guinea, West Africa., Journal of Orthoptera Research 13(1):57-61
  2. 1 2 Clausen, Peter. “Extinct in the Wild Roach.” Bugs in Cyberspace, shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Extinct-in-the-Wild-Roach-bic255.htm.
  3. ↑ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (30 August 2017). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK.


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