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Chinese customs intercept previously unknown species of cockroach

STORY: Chinese customs intercept previously unknown species of cockroach DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:29 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of port 2. various of lab 3. various of the paper on the new species of cockroach in the Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control STORYLINE: Customs officials in south China's Guangdong Province have said that a cockroach that was discovered on a log shipment from South America has turned out to be a new species. The customs office at Zhongshan Port in the city of Zhongshan said it found one cockroach-like insect when examining logs imported from French Guiana in May last year. Through DNA and morphological identification, officials determined that the insect did not match any existing record of cockroaches. Further research confirmed it to be a previously undocumented species from the Latindia genus. The results of the research have been published in the Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control. Cockroaches are amo

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CUSTOMS-COCKROACH-NEW SPECIES (CN)

(221116) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows customs officials inspecting imported logs at Zhongshan Port in the city of Zhongshan, south China's Guangdong Province. Customs officials in south China's Guangdong Province have said that a cockroach that was discovered on a log shipment from South America has turned out to be a new species. The customs office at Zhongshan Port in the city of Zhongshan said it found one cockroach-like insect when examining logs imported from French Guiana in May last year. Through DNA and morphological identification, officials determined that the insect did not match any existing record of cockroaches. Further research confirmed it to be a previously undocumented species from the Latindia genus. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CUSTOMS-COCKROACH-NEW SPECIES (CN)

(221116) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a cockroach that has turned out to be a new species from the Latindia genus. Customs officials in south China's Guangdong Province have said that a cockroach that was discovered on a log shipment from South America has turned out to be a new species. The customs office at Zhongshan Port in the city of Zhongshan said it found one cockroach-like insect when examining logs imported from French Guiana in May last year. Through DNA and morphological identification, officials determined that the insect did not match any existing record of cockroaches. Further research confirmed it to be a previously undocumented species from the Latindia genus. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CUSTOMS-COCKROACH-NEW SPECIES (CN)

(221116) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a cockroach that has turned out to be a new species from the Latindia genus. Customs officials in south China's Guangdong Province have said that a cockroach that was discovered on a log shipment from South America has turned out to be a new species. The customs office at Zhongshan Port in the city of Zhongshan said it found one cockroach-like insect when examining logs imported from French Guiana in May last year. Through DNA and morphological identification, officials determined that the insect did not match any existing record of cockroaches. Further research confirmed it to be a previously undocumented species from the Latindia genus. (Xinhua)