A new cockroach species has been found in a forested nature reserve in Singapore. Named after Pheromosa, a cockroach-like Pokemon that appears in the seventh generation of the video game series, the species was discovered through comparing differences between the male...
Mr Foo, a scientific officer at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, said: “There are actually very few studies done on cockroaches and termites, in part because they are less charismatic than bees, butterflies and beetles.”
Mr Foo said: “There were no formal records of the cockroach in Singapore, despite its appearance being recognised among some in the nature community. Help arrived when Mr Cristian C Lucanas, an entomologist from the UPLB Museum of Natural History in the Philippines and the study’s lead author, chanced upon pictures of the creatures on The Biodiversity of Singapore website and contacted Mr Foo to help with his quest.
Nocticola pheromosa is more delicate as those of its kind tend to live in well-protected ecosystems. PHOTO: FOO MAOSHENG
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