''Duryodana'' is a genus of

cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...

es in the family

Ectobiidae Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species inclu ...

, erected by

William Forsell Kirby William Forsell Kirby (14 January 1844 – 20 November 1912) was an English entomologist and folklorist. He specialized in the study of the stick insects, describing nearly 70 species and 22 genera. His collection filled 120 cabinets and clai ...

in 1903.Kirby WF (1903) Notes on Blattidae &c., with descriptions of new genera and species in the collection of the British Museum, South Kensington. No. II. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' 12: 273–280. It contains the single species ''Duryodana palpalis'' (Walker, 1868) from

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and

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

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* Blattodea genera Cockroaches Monotypic Blattodea genera {{Cockroach-stub