Ectobius sylvestris
Appearance
Ectobius sylvestris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Family: | Ectobiidae |
Genus: | Ectobius |
Species: | E. sylvestris
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Binomial name | |
Ectobius sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
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Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1]
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Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Ectobius sylvestris:
- Ectobius sylvestris discrepans Adelung, 1917 c g
- Ectobius sylvestris sylvestris (Poda, 1761) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Ectobius sylvestris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b "Ectobius sylvestris species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b "Ectobius sylvestris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b "Ectobius sylvestris Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Atkinson, T.H.; Koehler, P.G.; Patterson, R.S. (1991). "Catalog and atlas of the cockroaches (Dictyoptera) of North America north of Mexico". Misc. Publ. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 78: 1–86. ISBN 978-9991575872.
- Princis, K. (1971). Beier, M. (ed.). "Blattariae: Subordo Epilamproidea Fam.: Ectobiidae". Orthopterorum Catalogus, pars 14. Uitgeverij Dr. W. Junk N. V.: 1039–1224.
- Roth, Louis M. (2003). "Systematics and phylogeny of cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattaria)". Oriental Insects. 37: 1–186. doi:10.1080/00305316.2003.10417344. ISSN 0030-5316.
External links
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