Elliptorhina
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| Elliptorhina | |
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| Elliptorhina javanica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Subfamily: | Oxyhaloinae |
| Tribe: | Gromphadorhini |
| Genus: | Elliptorhina van Herrewege, 1973[1] |
| Species | |
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Elliptorhina brunneri | |
Elliptorhina is a genus of large, flightless cockroaches that are part of the tribe Gromphadorhini (hissing cockroaches).[2][3] There are ten known species, nine of those found on the island of Madagascar and one, Elliptorhina lefeuvri, found on Europa Island.[4][5] Some of its species are regularly seen in the pet trade.[3]