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Eurycotis

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Eurycotis
Eurycotis floridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Subfamily: Polyzosteriinae
Genus: Eurycotis
Stål, 1874[1]
Species

Eurycotis caraibea[1]
Eurycotis decipiens
Eurycotis floridana[1]
Eurycotis lixa[1]
Eurycotis opaca[1]
Eurycotis tibalis[1]

Eurycotis is a genus of cockroaches from the Americas. Cockroaches of this genus often have the capability to secrete an unpleasant smell when threatened. Both sexes have a large gland in the rear part of the abdomen capable of secreting a milky, acidic fluid as either an oozing liquid, or up to a three-foot spray.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "ITIS Standard Report Page: Eurycotis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ "orthopteran". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 October 2012.