Therea
Therea petiveriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Corydiidae
Genus: Therea
Billberg, 1820
Species

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

Synonyms

Corydia Serville, 1831

Therea is a genus of crepuscular cockroach found in South, East and Central India and in Sri Lanka. Its species are found on the ground or at low levels in vegetation in lowland and foothill forests and woodlands that vary from dry to semi-humid. Adults are generally 1.5–2.8 cm (0.6–1.1 in) long and black with contrasting markings in whitish or orange (depending on species).[1][2] The genus includes some species that are popular as pets.[2]

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.
  2. 1 2 Fritzsche, I. (2009). "A new species of Therea Billberg, 1820 - (Blattodea: Polyphagidae)". Arthropoda. 17 (2): 6–7.


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