''Temnopteryx'' is a genus of
cockroaches. The genus includes ''
Temnopteryx phalerata
''Temnopteryx phalerata'', also known by the common name Cape zebra cockroach, is a species from the genus '' Temnopteryx''.Saussure, H.de (1864) Travaux Inédits. Blattarum novarum species aliquot. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliqu ...
'', the Cape Zebra Cockroach, which is endemic to the
Fynbos
Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...
biome of the
Western Cape province of
South Africa.
References
Cockroach genera
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