Therea (insect)

Therea
Therea petiveriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Polyphagidae
Genus: Therea
Billberg, 1820
Species

T. petiveriana
T. olegrandjeani
T. defranceschii
T. hyperguttata
T. nuptialis
T. regularis

Therea is a genus of crepuscular cockroach. They are usually found on the ground in dry areas and include many that are popular as pets.[1]

References

  1. Grandcolas, P. 1993. Le genre Therea Billberg, 1820: position phylogenetique, nouvelles especes, repartition, valence ecologique (Dictyoptera, Blattaria, Polyphaginae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 71(9):1816-1822.
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