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Corydidarum magnifica

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Pseudoglomeris magnifica,[3] previously known as Corydidarum magnifica and commonly known as the emerald cockroach,[4] is a species of cockroach native to Vietnam and southern China, typically found under leaf litter or on tree bark.

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Corydidarum magnifica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blaberidae
Subfamily: Perisphaerinae
Genus: Pseudoglomeris
Species:
P. magnifica
Binomial name
Pseudoglomeris magnifica
(Shelford, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudoglomeris magnifica Shelford[2]
  • Trichoblatta magnifica Shelford
  • Pseudoglomeris dubia Hanitsch
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Description

The species grows up to 30 mm,[5] with the females being larger and thicker than the males. The adult females also lack wings, which are only present on adult males. They exhibit metallic green coloration.

Behaviour

Unlike most species of cockroaches, they are diurnal and arboreal, with the ability to climb smooth surfaces. After ecdysis, they do not consume their old exoskeleton.[6]

The females gestate their young for up to 6 months.

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