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Phylogeny of Cryptocercus species (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae) inferred from nuclear ribosomal DNA.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Oct 2001
Hossain S, Kambhampati S
Abstract excerpt
The wood-feeding cockroaches of the genus Cryptocercus occur in temperate forests. Of the seven known species, five occur in the United States and two in Eurasia. Until 1997, all populations in the United States were considered a single species. Populations in the western United States were elevated to a species status based on variation in DNA sequence and morphology. In 1999, three new species were described...
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