Megaloblatta longipennis
Large species of cockroach
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Megaloblatta longipennis is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is the world's largest cockroach by length and wingspan. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru;[3][4][5]. Its range does not extend into Panama; although misreports have been made based on misidentifications of the closely related and similar M. blaberoides (the only Central American species in the genus).[6]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Genus: | Megaloblatta |
| Species: | M. longipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaloblatta longipennis (Walker, 1868) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Blabera longipennis Walker, 1868 | |
Description
Members of M. longipennis are known for their exceptional size; the largest specimen measured 9.7 cm (3.8 in) in length, 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in width, and had a wingspan of 20 cm (8 in).[7] The related M. blaberoides, which is quite similar but differs in certain morphological features,[5] can reach about the same length and almost as much, 18.5 cm (7.3 in), in wingspan.[8]
