''Therea'' is a genus of
crepuscular cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are we ...
. They are found on the ground in dry areas and include many that are popular as pets.
[Grandcolas, P. 1993. Le genre ''Therea'' Billberg, 1820: position phylogenetique, nouvelles especes, repartition, valence ecologique (Dictyoptera, Blattaria, Polyphaginae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 71(9):1816-1822.]
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Cockroach genera
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