Diploptera gemini Barna 2016 (giant cockroach)

Insecta - Blattodea - Blaberidae

Full reference: P. Barna. 2016. Taxonomic names, in Origin of origami cockroach reveals long-lasting (11 Ma) phenotype instability following viviparity. The Science of Nature 103(78):1-15

Belongs to Diploptera according to P. Barna 2016

Sister taxa: Diploptera savba, Diploptera vladimir

Type specimen: UCM 67624, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Anvil Points, Kohls locality 2002025, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large lime mudstone in the Green River Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Anvil Points, Kohls locality 2002025

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