''Gromphadorhina'' is one of several roach genera in the tribe
Gromphadorhini
Gromphadorhini is a Tribe (biology), tribe of large, flightless, wood-inhabiting cockroaches comprising 20 known species in 6 gener all but one from the island of Madagascar; the one exception being from Europa Island just off the coast of Madag ...
,
all from the island of
Madagascar. It is one of several genera known collectively known as hissing cockroaches, and common in the pet trade. In the older literature, the name is sometimes misspelled as "Gromphadorrhina”
As pets
All four ''Gromphadorhina'' species are widely kept as exotic pets, where the most well-known species is the
Madagascar hissing cockroach, (''G. portentosa''), though this is debatable as at least two other species in the genus are commonly confused with it; ''
G. oblongonota''
and ''
G. picea''.
[Delfosse, E. (2004) Les blattes souffleuses de Madagascar. Insectes 153: 19-22.]
References
Cockroach genera
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
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