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]

Megaloblatta
Megaloblatta longipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Blattodea
Superfamily:
Blaberoidea
Family:
Ectobiidae
Genus:
Megaloblatta

Dohrn, 1887
Species

Megaloblatta longipennis Megaloblatta blaberoides Megaloblatta insignis
Megaloblatta regina

Range

Megaloblatta are found in Mexico[3], Costa Rica[4], Panama, Nicaragua[5], Peru[6], Colombia[7], and Ecuador[8].

Megaloblatta longipennis in Costa Rica
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  3. 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.
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  8. VIDLIČKA, ĽUBOMÍR (2013). "Cockroaches (Blattaria) of Ecuador—checklist and history of research" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3599 (5): 401–455.
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