Opisthoplatia
Opisthoplatia orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blaberidae
Subfamily: Epilamprinae
Genus: Opisthoplatia
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

Opisthoplatia is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blaberidae. There are at least two described species in Opisthoplatia, found in south and east Asia, and Indomalaya.[1][2]

The genus was monotypic until a species from the Philippines, Opisthoplatia beybienkoi, was described in 2005.[3]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Opisthoplatia:

  • Opisthoplatia beybienkoi Anisyutkin, 2005
  • Opisthoplatia orientalis (Burmeister, 1838) (amphibious litter roach)

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.W. (2020). "Cockroach species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  2. ↑ "Opisthoplatia". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. ↑ Anisyutkin, L. N. (2005). "A new species of the genus Opisthoplatia Br.-W. (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society. 76.


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