Nocticola gerlachi

Nocticola gerlachi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Nocticolidae
Genus: Nocticola
Species:
N. gerlachi
Binomial name
Nocticola gerlachi
Roth, 2003

Nocticola gerlachi, or Gerlach's cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Nocticolidae. Nocticola gerlachi are found in the Seychelles, an archipelago off the African Coast.[1][2] The cockroach is brown in color with "whitish" legs. The species is named after Justin Gerlach, who discovered them.[2] Only male specimens have been collected. Females are unknown.

References

  1. ^ a b Gerlach, J. (2012). "Nocticola gerlachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199508A2595807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199508A2595807.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Roth, Louis M. (2003). "Some cockroaches from Africa and islands of the Indian Ocean, with descriptions of three new species (Blattaria)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 129 (1): 163–182. ISSN 0002-8320. JSTOR 25078802.


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