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Lucihormetica
''Lucihormetica'' is a South American genus of giant cockroaches from the family Blaberidae, collectively referred to as glowspot cockroaches. It has been anecdotally reported that the thoracic spots of males are bioluminescent, but detailed research has been unable to conclusively prove this, although evidence for autofluorescence exists. The genus includes both relatively common and rare species: For example, ''L. verrucosa'' is relatively common and sometimes kept in captivity, while eight of the remaining species (as well as an additional undescribed species In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. U ...) only are known from a single specimen each. Species 12 species: *'' Lucihormetica amazonica'' *'' Lucihormetica cerdai'' *'' Lucihormetica fenestrata'' *'' Lucihormetica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucihormetica Zomproi
''Lucihormetica'' is a South American genus of giant cockroaches from the family Blaberidae, collectively referred to as glowspot cockroaches. It has been anecdotally reported that the thoracic spots of males are bioluminescent Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some Fungus, fungi, microorganisms including ..., but detailed research has been unable to conclusively prove this, although evidence for autofluorescence exists. The genus includes both relatively common and rare species: For example, ''L. verrucosa'' is relatively common and sometimes kept in captivity, while eight of the remaining species (as well as an additional undescribed species) only are known from a single specimen each. Species 12 species: *'' Lucihormetica amazonica'' *'' Lucihormetica cerdai'' *'' Lucihormetica fenestrata'' *'' Lucihormeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucihormetica Verrucosa
''Lucihormetica verrucosa'' is a species of giant cockroach in the family Blaberidae, commonly known as the warty glowspot cockroach. It is native to Venezuela and Colombia. Description ''L. verrucosa'' grows to a length of about and is mainly black or dark brown with a white margin to the dorsal sclerites. It is sexually dimorphic, with males being slightly smaller than females and having a pair of large, usually yellow spots on the pronotum. These are covered by a thin translucent cuticle and have traditionally been thought to be luminescent organs.Vršanský, P. ''et al''. 2012: Light-mimicking cockroaches indicate Tertiary origin of recent terrestrial luminescence. ''Naturwissenschaften'', 99 (9): 739-749. However researchers noticed that when in captivity these cockroaches were fed on carrots, the colour of the spots deepened to orange or even red. On closer examination the surface of the cuticle bears a number of small knobs each bearing a small mechanoreceptor. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucihormetica Luckae
''Lucihormetica luckae'' is a species of giant cockroach ( Blaberidae) from Ecuador. Light production Like other species in the genus ''Lucihormetica'', ''L. luckae''s back carapace features one small and two large spots that glow when exposed to light ( autofluorescence), perhaps to mimic the appearance of the toxic click beetle ('' Pyrophorus'') that emits light at the same wavelength, in which case this would be an instance of Batesian mimicry. The evidence for genuine bioluminescence in ''Lucihormetica'' cockroaches is anecdotal and inconclusive, though there is evidence for autofluorescence. Status The species may be threatened, or even extinct, as only one specimen has ever been collected, some 70 years ago. In addition Tungurahua, the Ecuadorian volcano that served as the species' habitat, entered a new eruptive phase in 1999. The species was listed among the ''Top 10 New Species 2012'' as selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |