Gromphadorhina
Gromphadorhina is a genus of large, flightless cockroaches from southern Madagascar.[1][2] They are part of the tribe Gromphadorhini (hissing cockroaches),[1] and common in the pet trade.[2] In the older literature, the name is sometimes misspelled as Gromphadorrhina.
| Gromphadorhina | |
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| Gromphadorhina portentosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Tribe: | Gromphadorhini |
| Genus: | Gromphadorhina Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 |
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As pets
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] and G. picea.[2]
References
- "tribe Gromphadorhini: Cockroach Species File". cockroach.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- Delfosse, E. (2004). "Les blattes souffleuses de Madagascar". Insectes. 153 (4): 19–22.
- "Gromphadorhina oblongonota or G. portentosa?". Allpet Roaches Forum. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
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