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Oxyhaloinae

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Elliptorhina chopardiGromphadorhina portentosaHenschoutedenia flexivittaRhypharobia maderae
Containing group: Blaberidae

References

Defosse, E. 2004. The Gromphadorhinini of Madagascar. Insectes 135: 19-22.

McKittrick, F. A. 1964. Evolutionary study of cockroaches. Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station Memoirs 389:1-197.

Princis, K. 1965. Blattariae: Subordo Blaberoidea. Fam.: Oxyhaloidae. Pages 285-308 in Orthopterorum Catalogus. Pars 7. M. Beier, ed. W. Junk, s'Gravenhage.

Roth, L. M. and P. Naskrecki. 2003. A new genus and species of cave cockroach (Blaberidae: Oxyhaloinae) from Guinea, West Africa. Journal of Orthoptera Research 12(2): 57-61.

Sreng, L. 1984. Morphology of the sternal and tergal glands producing the sexual pheromones and the aphrodisiacs among the cockroaches of the subfamily Oxyhaloinae. Journal of Morphology 182(3):279-294.

Sreng, L. 1993. Cockroach mating behaviors, sex-pheromones, and abdominal glands (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 6(6):715-735.

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Elliptorhina chopardi
Scientific Name Elliptorhina chopardi
Location Madagascar
Comments Dwarf Madagascar hissing cockroach
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Copyright © Orin McMonigle
Gromphadorhina portentosa
Scientific Name Gromphadorhina portentosa
Location Madagascar
Comments Madagascan hissing cockroach
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Female
Copyright © Peter Clausen
Henschoutedenia flexivitta
Scientific Name Henschoutedenia flexivitta
Comments Giant lobster roaches
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adults
Copyright © Orin McMonigle
Rhypharobia maderae
Scientific Name Rhypharobia maderae
Comments Madiera roach
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Copyright © Orin McMonigle
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