Methana (genus)

Methana
Methana parva
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Tribe: Methanini
Genus:
Stål 1877
Synonyms[1]
  • Wodongia Tepper, 1895

Methana is a genus of cockroaches in the Blattidae family native to eastern Australia and New Guinea.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised:[2][3]

  • Methana athertonensis Mackerras, 1968
  • Methana caneae Pope, 1953
  • Methana convexa (Walker, 1869)
  • Methana curvigera (Walker, 1868)
  • Methana hackeri Shaw, 1925
  • Methana marginalis (Saussure, 1864)
  • Methana mjoebergi Shaw, 1925
  • Methana papua Shelford, 1908
  • Methana parva Shaw, 1925
  • Methana sjoestedti Shaw, 1925
  • Methana soror (Saussure, 1864)

References

  1. ^ a b "Methana". Cockroach Species File. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ Citizen science observations for Methana at iNaturalist
  3. ^ "Methana Stål, 1877". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 May 2024.