''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of
cockroaches described by
Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroaches.
Taxonomy and systematics
The type species of the genus is ''Neostylopyga rhombifolia''
(Stoll, 1813), but at first it was assigned to the genus ''
Blatta
''Blatta'' is a genus of cockroaches. The name ''Blatta'' represents a specialised use of Latin ''blatta'', meaning a light-shunning insect.
Species
Species include:
* ''Blatta orientalis'' Linnaeus, 1758 Oriental cockroach
* ''Blatta furcata' ...
'' and subsequently to other genera, including ''
Periplaneta'', to which it is closely related.
The current genus was assigned by Shelford in 1911.
Accepted species
The following are the species currently recognised, listed in alphabetic sequence:
*''
Neostylopyga albofasciata''
(Hanitsch, 1950)
*''
Neostylopyga annulicornis''
Princis, 1962
*''
Neostylopyga atrox''
(Hanitsch, 1928)
*''
Neostylopyga badia''
Princis, 1966
*''
Neostylopyga coxalis''
(Walker, 1868)
*''
Neostylopyga hova''
(Saussure, 1891)
*''
Neostylopyga jambusanensis''
Roth, L. M., 1988
*''
Neostylopyga laosana''
Anisyutkin, 2010
*''
Neostylopyga maculifrons''
(Hanitsch, 1931)
*''
Neostylopyga maindroni''
(Shelford, 1911)
*''
Neostylopyga michaelseni''
(Shelford, 1909)
*''
Neostylopyga modesta
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
Bei-Bienko, 1965
*''
Neostylopyga nana''
(Shelford, 1912)
*''
Neostylopyga neavei
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Shelford, 1911)
*''
Neostylopyga nkelei''
(Hanitsch, 1950)
*''
Neostylopyga nossibei
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Saussure, 1899)
*''
Neostylopyga ornata
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)
*''
Neostylopyga papuae
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Shaw, 1925)
*''
Neostylopyga parallela
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
Bolivar, 1897
*''
Neostylopyga picea
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)
*''
Neostylopyga propinqua
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Shelford, 1910)
*''
Neostylopyga quadrilobata
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898)
*''
Neostylopyga rhombifolia
''Neostylopyga rhombifolia'', the harlequin roach, is a species of cockroach in the family Blattidae. It is found in North America, Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, a ...
''
(Stoll, 1813)
*''
Neostylopyga rufescens
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Chopard, 1924)
*''
Neostylopyga rufimarginata
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Hanitsch, 1950)
*''
Neostylopyga salomonis
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroache ...
''
(Shelford, 1910)
*''
Neostylopyga schultzei
''Neostylopyga'' is a genus of cockroaches described by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford in 1911. Some of the species are strikingly coloured and patterned and are popular in cultures under the common name harlequin roaches or harlequin cockroach ...
''
(Shelford, 1912)
*''
Neostylopyga sexpustulata''
(Walker, 1871)
*''
Neostylopyga unicolor''
Princis, 1966
*''
Neostylopyga variabilis''
Princis, 1962
*''
Neostylopyga vicina''
(Chopard, 1924)
*''
Neostylopyga voeltzkowi''
(Saussure, 1899)
*''
Neostylopyga weileri''
(Shelford, 1908)
Pest status
Neostylopyga is related to invasive pest species such as ''
Periplaneta americana'', and like the major pest species, some members of the genus, such as ''Neostylopyga rhombifolia'', the "harlequin cockroach", have spread to so many regions as to be regarded with suspicion at least.
New Zealand Biosecurity Harlequin Cockroach
/ref> In some countries, it already is seen as a largely outdoor domestic pest.
References
Cockroach genera
Taxa named by Robert Walter Campbell Shelford
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