Gromphadorhina
| Gromphadorhina | |
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| Gromphadorhina portentosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Subfamily: | Oxyhaloinae |
| Tribe: | Gromphadorhini |
| Genus: | Gromphadorhina Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 |
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Gromphadorrhina | |
Gromphadorhina is a genus of large, flightless cockroaches from southern Madagascar;[1] they are typical of the tribe Gromphadorhini (hissing cockroaches) and common in the pet trade.[2][1] In the older literature, the name is sometimes misspelled as Gromphadorrhina.[2]
Species
[edit]The Cockroach Species File[2] lists:
- Gromphadorhina grandidieri Kirby, 1904
- Gromphadorhina oblongonota van Herrewege, 1973
- Gromphadorhina picea van Herrewege, 1973
- Gromphadorhina portentosa (Schaum, 1853) - type species (as Hormetica portentosa Schaum)
As pets
[edit]All four Gromphadorhina species are widely kept as exotic pets, where the most well-known species is the Madagascar hissing cockroach, (G. portentosa), though this is debatable as at least two other species in the genus are commonly confused with it; G. oblongonota[3] [better source needed]and G. picea.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Delfosse, E. (2004). "Les blattes souffleuses de Madagascar". Insectes. 153 (4): 19–22.
- ^ a b c Cockroach Species File
- ^ "Gromphadorhina oblongonota or G. portentosa?". Allpet Roaches Forum. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
External links
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Media related to Gromphadorhina at Wikimedia Commons
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