Holocompsa

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Holocompsa
Holocompsa azteca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Corydiidae
Genus: Holocompsa
Burmeister, 1838

Holocompsa is a genus of hairy sand cockroaches in the family Corydiidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Holocompsinae.[1]

Distribution

Eight of 11 species of the genus Holocompsa are found in the Americas; two species are found in Asia, H. debilis and H. zhangi; and one species is found in Africa, H. pusilla.[2]

Species

The following species have been described:[3][2]

References

  1. ^ Gutiérrez, E. (1995). "Annotated Checklist of Cuban Cockroaches". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 121 (1/2): 65–85 – via JSTOR.
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  3. ^ "genus Holocompsa Burmeister, 1838: Cockroach Species File". Cockroach Species File.