Eurycotis

Eurycotis
Eurycotis floridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Subfamily: Polyzosteriinae
Genus: Eurycotis
Stål, 1874
Species

Eurycotis caraibea
Eurycotis decipiens
Eurycotis floridana
Eurycotis lixa
Eurycotis opaca
Eurycotis tibalis

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ITIS Standard Report Page: Eurycotis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "orthopteran". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 October 2012.