page_title: Megaloblatta
section_title: Range
hierarchical_section_title: Megaloblatta / Range
caption_attribution_description: English: Megaloblatta longipennis in Monteverde, Costa Rica
context_page_description: Megaloblatta is a genus of cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae. It includes the largest living species of cockroach, Megaloblatta longipennis, which can grow to 9.7 centimetres in length and have a wingspan of up to 20 centimetres.
  The Megalobatta, like many other insects, use stridulation in order to steer their prey away. The stridulating insects are less likely to be preyed upon in comparison to individuals of the species with an inability to stridulate.
context_section_description: Megaloblatta are found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador.
caption: Megaloblatta longipennis in Costa Rica
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