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Aptera (cockroach)

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Aptera
CockroachSwartbos.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blaberidae
Subfamily: Epilamprinae
Genus: Aptera
Saussure, 1864

Aptera is a genus of cockroaches belonging to the subfamily Epilamprinae (family Blaberidae).[1]

The species of this genus are found in South Africa.[1]

Species

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GBIF lists:[1]

  1. Aptera brindlei Anisyutkin & Yushkova, 2017
  2. Aptera fusca (Thunberg, 1784)
  3. Aptera munda (F.Walker, 1868)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Aptera Saussure, 1864". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 27 June 2021.