Symploce
Hebard, 1916
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1Symploce is a of small in the Ectobiidae, established by Hebard in 1916. The genus contains distributed across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. One species, Symploce pallens, has been subject to biological study examining its development and . The mitochondrial of a related species, Episymploce splendens, has been sequenced, revealing unusual tRNA deletions.
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How to pronounce Symploce: /sɪmˈploʊsi/
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Distribution
Europe; China; Malesia; Australia; Bahamas
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Taxonomic Note
placement varies between sources: GBIF and Catalogue of Life place Symploce in Ectobiidae, while iNaturalist and NCBI list it in Blattellidae. This reflects ongoing taxonomic revision within Blattodea.
Molecular Research
Episymploce splendens from Mount Emei, China, was found to lack two tRNA genes (tRNA-Gln and tRNA-Met) in its mitochondrial —the first reported tRNA deletion in blattarian mitochondrial genomes. This also contains two nuclear mitochondrial segments transferred to the 14-24 million years ago.