Megaloblatta longipennis explained

Megaloblatta longipennis is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is the world's largest cockroach by length and wingspan. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru;[1] [2] [3] although its range sometimes is reported to extend into Panama; this is based on misidentifications of the closely related and similar M. blaberoides (the only Central American species in the genus).[4]

Description

Members of M. longipennis are known for their exceptional size; the largest specimen measured in length, in width, and had a wingspan of .[5] The related M. blaberoides, which is quite similar but differs in certain morphological features,[3] can reach about the same length and almost as much,, in wingspan.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Megaloblatta longipennis (MEGBLO) . 24 April 2023 . EPPO Global Database . Secretariat of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO).
  2. Vidlička . L. . 2013 . Cockroaches (Blattaria) of Ecuador—checklist and history of research . Zootaxa . 3599 . 5 . 401–445 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3599.5.1 . 24613997.
  3. Salazar-E . J.A. . Maláver . J.C.R. . 2012 . Relación e ilustración de algunas especies de Nyctiborinae de Colombia y Costa Rica (Insecta, Blattodea, Ectobiidae) . Description and illustration of some species of Nyctiborinae from Colombia and Costa Rica (Insecta, Blattodea, Ectobiidae) . Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas . 16 . 2 . 0123-3068 . es.
  4. Web site: Iturralde . D. . 2023 . Diversidad y distribucíon de cucarachas (Insecta: Blattodea: Blattaria) en la República de Panamá . Diversity and distribution of cockroaches (Insecta: Blattodea: Blattaria) in the Republic of Panama . University of Panama . es.
  5. Web site: Largest cockroach . 2021-04-09 . Guinness World Records . en-GB.
  6. Book: Bell, W.J. . Body size. https://archive.org/details/bell07/page/6. Cockroaches: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History . Roth . L.M. . Nalepa . C.A. . Wilson . E.O. . Johns Hopkins University Press . 2007 . 978-0-8018-8616-4 . 6.

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