| Corydidarum magnifica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Subfamily: | Perisphaerinae |
| Genus: | Corydidarum |
| Species: | C. magnifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Corydidarum magnifica | |
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Corydidarum magnifica,[3] also known as Pseudoglomeris magnifica and the emerald cockroach,[citation needed] is a species of cockroach native to Vietnam and southern China, typically found under leaf litter or on tree bark.
Description[edit]
The species grows up to 30 mm,[4] 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[edit]
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.[5]
The females gestate their young for up to 6 months.
References[edit]
- ^ Shelford RWC (1907) On some new species of Blattidae in the Oxford and Paris Museums. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 19(7), 25–49.
- ^ "Pseudoglomeris magnifica Shelford, 1907". www.gbif.org.
- ^ Cockroach Species File: Corydidarum magnifica (Shelford, 1907)
- ^ "Pseudoglomeris magnifica". Insektenliebe.
- ^ "Pseudoglomeris magnifica". BugzUK.