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Ischnoptera
Narrow-winged Cockroaches
Ischnoptera is a genus of small to medium-sized cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae, commonly known as Narrow-winged Cockroaches. The genus contains approximately 98 species distributed primarily in the Americas, with records from the United States through Mexico, Central America, and South America including Argentina and Brazil. Members of this genus are primarily ground-dwelling forest cockroaches. At least one species, Ischnoptera deropeltiformis, has been documented as a host for specialized pinworm nematodes in the hindgut.