| Ellipsidion humerale | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Genus: | Ellipsidion |
| Species: | E. humerale |
| Binomial name | |
| Ellipsidion humerale (Tepper, 1893) | |
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