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.
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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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| Corydidarum magnifica | |
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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.