Opisthoplatia
Genus of cockroaches
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Opisthoplatia is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blaberidae. There are at least two described species in Opisthoplatia, found in south and east Asia, and Indomalaya.[1][2]
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| Opisthoplatia | |
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| Opisthoplatia orientalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Subfamily: | Epilamprinae |
| Genus: | Opisthoplatia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 |
The genus was monotypic until a species from the Philippines, Opisthoplatia beybienkoi, was described in 2005.[3]
Species
These two species belong to the genus Opisthoplatia:
- Opisthoplatia beybienkoi Anisyutkin, 2005
- Opisthoplatia orientalis (Burmeister, 1838) (amphibious litter roach)
