Eupolyphaga sinensis

Eupolyphaga sinensis (Chinese: 土鳖虫), is a species of wingless, flightless cockroach in the genus Eupolyphaga, native to Western China and Mongolia. The dried body is used in traditional Chinese medicine.[2] They are collected, scalded to death by boiling water, and dried either in the sun or by baking. [3]

Eupolyphaga sinensis
Dried individuals
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Blattodea
Family:
Corydiidae
Genus:
Eupolyphaga
Species:
E. sinensis
Binomial name
Eupolyphaga sinensis
(Walker, 1868)
Synonyms [1]
  • Heterogamia dohrniana Saussure, 1893
  • Eupolyphaga dohrniana (Saussure, 1893)
  • Polyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)

References
  1. George Beccaloni. "species Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)". Blattodea Species File (Version 1.0/4.1). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  2. Gang-feng Ge; Chen-huan Yu; Bing Yu; Zhen-hua Shen; Dong-liang Zhang; Qiao-feng Wu (2012). "Antitumor effects and chemical compositions of Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker ethanol extract". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 141 (1): 178–182. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.02.016. PMID 22366674.
  3. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jfq/2020/1752415/


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