Neostylopyga rhombifolia

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Neostylopyga rhombifolia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Genus: Neostylopyga
Species:
N. rhombifolia
Binomial name
Neostylopyga rhombifolia
(Stoll, 1813)

Neostylopyga rhombifolia, the harlequin roach, is a species of cockroach in the family Blattidae. It is found in North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia. [1] [2] [3]

The mitochondrial genome of the harlequin roach was sequenced in 2016. [4]

Harlequin roach, Neostylopyga rhombifolia paarrrr.JPG
Harlequin roach, Neostylopyga rhombifolia

References

  1. "Neostylopyga rhombifolia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Neostylopyga rhombifolia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Beccaloni, G.W. (2019). "Cockroach species file online, Version 5.0" . Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. Ma, Jinnan; Du, Chao; Zhou, Chuang; Sheng, Yongmei; Fan, Zhenxin; Yue, Bisong; Zhang, Xiuyue (2017-05-09). "Complete mitochondrial genomes of two blattid cockroaches, Periplaneta australasiae and Neostylopyga rhombifolia, and phylogenetic relationships within the Blattaria". PLOS ONE. 12 (5): e0177162. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1277162M. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177162 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   5423650 . PMID   28486518.