Asiablatta kyotensis
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| Species: | A. kyotensis[1]
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| Asiablatta kyotensis Asahina, 1976
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Parcoblatta kyotensis | |
Asiablatta kyotensis, formerly in the genus Parcoblatta, is an endemic roach from Far Eastern Asia.[3] On June 24, 1962, an unfamiliar male roach was captured in Kyoto City. This cockroach was an entirely unknown insect from Japan, and was later described as Parcoblatta kyotensis by Asahina in 1976.[4]
Habitat
[edit]Found gathered around rotting trees and tree sap.[5]
Distribution
[edit]A. kyotensis are known to be in China (Shanghai, Zhejiang),[6] Japan, southern and western parts of South Korea.[3]
Description
[edit]Male: Body length measures around 14.5 to 18 millimeters, forewing length measures from 13 to 15.5 millimeters. Adult females are broader and have slightly shorter wings than adult males.[5]
Gallery
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Adult female and male Asiablatta kyotensis -
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Sub-adult female
References
[edit]- ^ Blattodea.speciesfile.org species Asiablatta kyotensis (Asahina, 1976) Accessed date: September 8, 2014
- ^ EOL.org species Asiablatta kyotensis: Names, synonym page Accessed date: September 8, 2014
- ^ a b Choe, Hyun Chung; Kim, Tae Woo. "Distribution of Asiablatta kyotensis in Korea". Vol. 13, no. 4.
- ^ [1] EurekaMag.com Taxonomic notes on Japanese Blattaria, 7. A new Parcoblatta species found in Kyoto
- ^ a b [2] Jasa.pe.kr Pulmuchi KoreanOrthoptera 경도바퀴 Asiablatta kyotensis (Asahina 1976)
- ^ Woo, 1987