Distribution, habitat use and plant associations of Moluchia brevipennis (Saussure, 1864) (Blattodea: Ectobiidae): an endemic cockroach from Chilean Mediterranean Matorral biome

ABSTRACT Wild cockroaches are often described as abundant and diverse insects from wet tropical zones; however, they can also be found in arid and semiarid areas. It is proposed that in these drier environments cockroach survival may dependent on its tight association with native plant species. In t...

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Main Authors: Constanza Schapheer, Margarita M. Lopez-Uribe, Alejandro Vera, Cristian A. Villagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262017000200114&lng=en&tlng=en