Lucihormetica
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| Lucihormetica | |
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| Lucihormetica luckae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Subfamily: | Blaberinae |
| Genus: | Lucihormetica Zompro & Fritzsche, 1999 |
| Species | |
Lucihormetica is a South American genus of giant cockroaches from the family Blaberidae, collectively referred to as glowspot cockroaches.[1][2][3] It had been anecdotally reported that the thoracic spots of males are bioluminescent, but detailed research has conclusively demonstrated otherwise,[4][5] although autofluorescence has been documented, such that the spots will glow when exposed to ultraviolet light.[6][7] The genus includes both relatively common and rare species: For example, L. verrucosa is sometimes kept in captivity, while eight of the remaining species (as well as an additional undescribed species) only are known from a single specimen each.[3]
