Methana (cockroach)

Methana
Methana parva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Blattidae
Tribe:	Methanini
Genus:	Methana Stål 1877
Synonyms [1]
Wodongia Tepper, 1895

Methana is a genus of cockroaches in the Blattidae family native to eastern Australia and New Guinea. ^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised: ^{[2] [3]}

• Methana athertonensis Mackerras, 1968
• Methana caneae Pope, 1953
• Methana convexa (Walker, 1869)
• Methana curvigera (Walker, 1868)
• Methana hackeri Shaw, 1925
• Methana marginalis (Saussure, 1864)
• Methana mjoebergi Shaw, 1925
• Methana papua Shelford, 1908
• Methana parva Shaw, 1925
• Methana sjoestedti Shaw, 1925
• Methana soror (Saussure, 1864)

Gallery

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  Methana athertonensis
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  Methana caneae
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  Methana convexa
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  Methana curvigera
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  Methana marginalis
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  Methana parva
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  Methana soror

References

1. "Methana". Cockroach Species File. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
2. Citizen science observations for Methana at iNaturalist
3. "Methana Stål, 1877". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 25 May 2024.