Methana is a genus of cockroaches in the Blattidae family native to eastern Australia and New Guinea.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Tribe: | Methanini |
| Genus: | Methana Stål 1877 |
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Species
editThe following species are recognised:[2][3]
- Methana athertonensis Mackerras, 1968
- Methana caneae Pope, 1953
- Methana convexa (Walker, 1869)
- Methana curvigera (Walker, 1868)
- Methana hackeri Shaw, 1925
- Methana marginalis (Saussure, 1864)
- Methana mjoebergi Shaw, 1925
- Methana papua Shelford, 1908
- Methana parva Shaw, 1925
- Methana sjoestedti Shaw, 1925
- Methana soror (Saussure, 1864)
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ a b "Methana". Cockroach Species File. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Citizen science observations for Methana at iNaturalist
- ^ "Methana Stål, 1877". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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