Discovered 3 new species of cockroaches

Cockroaches were identified before the dinosaurs, and there were 3 new species of cockroaches added to the list of more than 4,500 species.

Front and back images of Pseudophoraspis recurvata.

Although the giant cockroach family, the scientific name is Blaberidae, the new species are quite small in size compared to its cousins.

These yellow cockroaches only reach a maximum size of 3cm as they mature, far behind the Blaberus giganteus, with a length of up to 10cm.

New cockroach species belong to the genus Pseudophoraspis in China. Previously, this family cockroach was only found in Southeast Asia.

'We have discovered 3 new species of cockroaches from China, respectively in Hainan, Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, extending the territory of Pseudophoraspis to the north' , according to University of Zoologist Zongqing Wang. Southwest, China.

Three new species of cockroaches, named Pseudophoraspis clavellata, Pseudophoraspis recurvata and Pseudophoraspis incurvata, have been described on ZooKeys.