Eupolyphaga sinensis

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);

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]

References

George Beccaloni. "species Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)". Blattodea Species File (Version 1.0/4.1). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
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.

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[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.