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Elliptorhina

Elliptorhina is a genus of large, flightless cockroaches that are part of the tribe Gromphadorhini (hissing cockroaches). There are ten known species, nine of those found on the island of Madagascar and one, Elliptorhina lefeuvri, found on Europa Island. Some of its species are regularly seen in the pet trade.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Dark Dwarf Hisser

speciesElliptorhina coquereliana

Halloween Hissing Cockroach

speciesElliptorhina javanica

Dwarf Hisser

speciesElliptorhina chopardi

V-horn Hisser

speciesElliptorhina laevigata

Elliptorhina testacea

speciesElliptorhina testacea

Elliptorhina brunneri

speciesElliptorhina brunneri

Bumpy Hisser

speciesElliptorhina davidi

Elliptorhina lefeuvri

speciesElliptorhina lefeuvri

Elliptorhina oblonga

speciesElliptorhina oblonga

Elliptorhina problematica

speciesElliptorhina problematica

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 514613.