Giant cockroach
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 A male Madagascar hissing cockroach, Gromphadorhina portentosa
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Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second largest cockroach family.
[edit] Some species
- Green banana cockroach - Panchlora nivea
- Madagascar hissing cockroach - Gromphadorhina portentosa
- Dwarf cave cockroach - Blaberus fusca
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(see Taxonomy note)
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[edit] Taxonomy note
Among the genera of uncertain subfamily, Eustegasta and Isoniscus have been removed from subfamily Perisphaeriinae. Cryptocercus is sometimes assigned to a separate subfamily, the Cryptocercidae.
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