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Nocticola gerlachi 
Summary
Nocticola gerlachi, or Gerlach's cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Nocticolidae. Nocticola gerlachi are found in the Seychelles, an archipelago off the African Coast.[1][2] The cockroach is brown in color with "whitish" legs. The species is named after Justin Gerlach, who discovered them.[2] Only male specimens have been collected. Females are unknown.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Nocticolidae |
| Genus: | Nocticola |
| Species: | N. gerlachi
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| Nocticola gerlachi Roth, 2003
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References edit
- ^ a b Gerlach, J. (2012). "Nocticola gerlachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199508A2595807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199508A2595807.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Roth, Louis M. (2003). "Some cockroaches from Africa and islands of the Indian Ocean, with descriptions of three new species (Blattaria)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 129 (1): 163–182. ISSN 0002-8320. JSTOR 25078802.