Methana (genus)

Methana is a genus of cockroaches in the Blattidae family native to eastern Australia and New Guinea.[1]

Methana
Methana parva
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Tribe: Methanini
Genus: Methana
Stål 1877
Synonyms[1]
  • Wodongia Tepper, 1895

Species

The following species are recognised:[2][3]

  • Methana athertonensis Mackerras, 1968
  • Methana caneae Pope, 1953
  • Methana convexa (Walker, 1869)
  • Methana curvigera (Walker, 1868)
  • Methana hackeri Shaw, 1925
  • Methana marginalis (Saussure, 1864)
  • Methana mjoebergi Shaw, 1925
  • Methana papua Shelford, 1908
  • Methana parva Shaw, 1925
  • Methana sjoestedti Shaw, 1925
  • Methana soror (Saussure, 1864)

References

  1. "Methana". Cockroach Species File. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. Citizen science observations for Methana at iNaturalist
  3. "Methana Stål, 1877". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 May 2024.


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