Princisia
Species of large cockroach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princisia vanwaerebeki, commonly known as the vibrant hisser,[1] is a large, flightless species of hissing cockroach in the family Blaberidae, and the only member of the genus Princisia.[2][3] It is endemic to southeastern Madagascar,[2][3] and sometimes seen in the pet trade.[4]
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Princisia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Family: | Blaberidae |
Subfamily: | Oxyhaloinae |
Tribe: | Gromphadorhini |
Genus: | Princisia van Herrewege, 1973 |
Species: | P. vanwaerebeki |
Binomial name | |
Princisia vanwaerebeki van Herrewege, 1973 | |
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It is named in honour of two people: Karlis Princis for the genus name and Daniel van Waerebek, a helminthologist in Antananarivo, for the specific (species) name.[3][5] It is a very large species, growing between 5.6 and 10 cm (2.2 and 3.9 in) in length. Larger specimens are usually male.[4] Females usually live up to three years.[4] It is one of several species of cockroach sometimes infected by Blabericola migrator, a parasitic alveolate.[6]