太平洋甲蠊
太平洋甲蠊（學名：Diploptera punctata），又名太平洋碩蠊或太平洋折翅蠊，是一種匍蜚蠊科甲蠊屬的中型卵胎生蜚蠊，主要分佈於斯里蘭卡、中國西南部（雲南、廣西、海南）至東南亞一帶、澳洲、薩摩亞與夏威夷[1]。雌蟲會分泌一種名為「蟑螂奶」的高營養蛋白質結晶體以哺育幼蟲。[2][3][4][5][6]成蟲擁有化學防禦機制，在危險時會從腹部兩側的氣孔排放有毒的醌以驅趕天敵。[7]
太平洋甲蠊
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| 成蟲，攝於夏威夷摩洛凱島 | |
科學分類 
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| 界： | 動物界 Animalia |
| 門： | 節肢動物門 Arthropoda |
| 綱： | 昆蟲綱 Insecta |
| 目： | 蜚蠊目 Blattodea |
| 科： | 匍蜚蠊科 Blaberidae |
| 屬： | 甲蠊屬 Diploptera |
| 種： | 太平洋甲蠊 D. punctata
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| 二名法 | |
| Diploptera punctata (Eschscholtz, 1822)
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參考來源
編輯- ^ Li, X.; Wang, Z. A taxonomic study of the beetle cockroaches (Diploptera Saussure) from China, with notes on the genus and species worldwide (Blattodea: Blaberidae: Diplopterinae). Zootaxa. 2015, 4018 (1): 35–56. ISSN 1175-5326. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4018.1.2.
- ^ Williford, Anna; Stay, Barbara; Bhattacharya, Debashish. Evolution of a novel function: nutritive milk in the viviparous cockroach, Diploptera punctata. Evolution & Development. 2004-03-01, 6 (2): 67–77. ISSN 1525-142X. PMID 15009119. doi:10.1111/j.1525-142X.2004.04012.x.
- ^ Banerjee, Sanchari; Coussens, Nathan; Gallat, François-Xavier; et al. Structure of a heterogeneous, glycosylated, lipid-bound, in vivo-grown protein crystal at atomic resolution from the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata. IUCrJ. July 2016, 3 (4): 282–293. PMC 4937783
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- ^ Kumar, Chethan. Pesky cockroaches give scientists some high-protein food for thought. Times of India. 2016-07-19 [31 July 2016]. （原始內容存檔於2018-10-20）.
- ^ Guarino, Ben. The case for cockroach milk: The next superfood?. Washington Post. 2016-07-26 [31 July 2016]. （原始內容存檔於2019-09-11）.
- ^ 存档副本. [2020-04-22]. （原始內容存檔於2019-11-10）.
- ^ Roth, Louis M.; Stay, Barbara. The occurrence of para-quinones in some arthropods, with emphasis on the quinone-secreting tracheal glands of Diploptera punctata (Blattaria). Journal of Insect Physiology. 1958-01-01, 1 (4): 305–318. doi:10.1016/0022-1910(58)90049-0.
