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Eurycotis
Sign in to saveEurycotis is a genus of cockroaches from the Americas. Cockroaches of this genus often have the capability to secrete an unpleasant smell when threatened. Both sexes have a large gland in the rear part of the abdomen capable of secreting a milky, acidic fluid as either an oozing liquid, or up to a three-foot spray.
Species
Florida Woods Cockroach
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderBlattodea
- FamilyBlattidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Blattidae
- Collections
- VPI, AUM, USNM, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLECTION OF ARTHOPODS (UCFC), MZLU, CASC
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico
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- Eurycotis
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- Category:Eurycotis
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Eurycotis is a genus of cockroaches from the Americas. Cockroaches of this genus often have the capability to secrete an unpleasant smell when threatened. Both sexes have a large gland in the rear part of the abdomen capable of secreting a milky, acidic fluid as either an oozing liquid, or up to a three-foot spray.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eurycotis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.