Eucorydia miyakoensis

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Eucorydia miyakoensis
Critically Endangered Species (Japanese Ministry of the Environment)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Corydiidae
Genus: Eucorydia
Species:
E. miyakoensis
Binomial name
Eucorydia miyakoensis
Yanagisawa, Sakamaki, and Shimano, 2021

Eucorydia miyakoensis is a species of cockroach first discovered on Miyako Island, in Japan's Ryukyu Archipelago, in 2021. [1] [2] [3] It is found exclusively in the forests of Miyako Island, where it lives in the forest floor's leaf litter and humus. [4]

Appearance

Eucorydia miyakoensis males grow between 12.5 and 13 mm in length. [5] It has a distinct orange band on its upper wings. [4] [5] The antennae are shiny and black, and divided into 36–38 segments. [2]

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References

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