Corydidarum magnifica
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| image = Emerald_cockroach_(Pseudoglomeris_magnifica),_Entomica.jpg
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| genus = Corydidarum
| species = magnifica
| authority = (Shelford, 1907)Shelford RWC (1907) On some new species of Blattidae in the Oxford and Paris Museums. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 19(7), 25–49.
| synonyms = *Pseudoglomeris magnifica {{small|Shelford}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1994642|title=Pseudoglomeris magnifica Shelford, 1907|website=www.gbif.org}}
- Trichoblatta magnifica {{small|Shelford}}
- Pseudoglomeris dubia {{small|Hanitsch}}
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Corydidarum magnifica,[https://cockroach.speciesfile.org/otus/858375/overview Cockroach Species File: Corydidarum magnifica (Shelford, 1907)] also known as Pseudoglomeris magnifica and the emerald cockroach,{{reference needed|date=October 2023}} is a species of cockroach native to Vietnam and southern China, typically found under leaf litter or on tree bark.
Description
The species grows up to 30 mm,{{Cite web|url=https://insektenliebe.com/en/keeping-reports/coackroaches/pseudoglomeris-magnifica/|title=Pseudoglomeris magnifica|website=Insektenliebe}} with the females being larger and thicker than the males. The adult females also lack wings, which are only present on adult males. They exhibit metallic green coloration.
Behaviour
Unlike most species of cockroaches, they are diurnal and arboreal, with the ability to climb smooth surfaces. After ecdysis, they do not consume their old exoskeleton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugzuk.com/store/cockroaches/Pseudoglomeris%20magnifica/|title=Pseudoglomeris magnifica|website=BugzUK}}
The females gestate their young for up to 6 months.
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