Cockroach Species File
genus

Tenumembrana Luo & Wang, 2025

Type

Periplaneta ceylonica Karny, 1908 type species by original designation of Tenumembrana Luo & Wang, 2025

Nomenclature (1)

  • Tenumembrana Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025: 10.

    type species by original designation Periplaneta ceylonica Karny, 1908

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Luo, X., Deng, W., Han, W., Lo, N., Cai, J.-Z., Che, Y.-L. & Wang, Z.-Q. (2025) Revision of the cockroach subfamily Blattinae based on morphological and molecular analyses. Systematic Entomology, 50(4), 836–854. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12680

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1001
species1023
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

The generic epithet is from the Latin word ‘Tenu’ and ‘Membrana’ meaning L4C (male genital sclerite) thinly membranous.