Calolampra elegans

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Calolampra elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blaberidae
Genus: Calolampra
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Calolampra elegans
Roth & Princis, 1973 [1]

Calolampra elegans is a species of cockroach in the family Blaberidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia.

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References

  1. The cockroach genus Calolampra of Australia with descriptions of new species (Blaberidae). LM Roth, K Princis, Psyche, volume 80, pages 101-158, 1973, doi:10.1155/1973/54927