Ectobiidae

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Ectobius pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Ectobius pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Ectobius pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Ectobius pallidus, the tawny cockroach, is a non-cosmopolitan Ectobiidae species native to Europe and North Africa, introduced to North America.

Ectobius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ectobius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ectobius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ectobius lapponicus, the dusky cockroach, is a cockroach species distributed across Eurasia and eastern North America.

Ectobius vittiventris (Costa, 1847)

Ectobius vittiventris (Costa, 1847)

Ectobius vittiventris (Costa, 1847)

Ectobius vittiventris, the amber wood cockroach, is a harmless European Blattodea species originally from south of the Alps, now spread further north.

Ectobius sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Ectobius sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Ectobius sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Ectobius sylvestris, the forest or lesser cockroach, is a Ectobiidae cockroach found across parts of Eurasia and North America.

Capraiellus panzeri (Stephens, 1835)

Capraiellus panzeri (Stephens, 1835)

Capraiellus panzeri (Stephens, 1835)

Capraiellus panzeri, formerly Ectobius panzeri, is a non-cosmopolitan European cockroach ranging to NW Africa and local southern Britain.

Planuncus tingitanus (Bolívar, 1914)

Planuncus tingitanus (Bolívar, 1914)

Planuncus tingitanus (Bolívar, 1914)

Planuncus tingitanus s.l. is a recently north-expanding European adventive cockroach species complex that is not considered a household pest.

Parcoblatta americana (Scudder, 1900)

Parcoblatta americana (Scudder, 1900)

Parcoblatta americana (Scudder, 1900)

Parcoblatta americana is a variably colored cockroach species found in western North America, living in ant and pack rat nests.

Parcoblatta pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1773)

Parcoblatta pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1773)

Parcoblatta pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1773)

Parcoblatta pennsylvanica, the Pennsylvania wood cockroach, is a native North American woodland cockroach that occasionally enters homes.

Parcoblatta uhleriana (Saussure, 1862)

Parcoblatta uhleriana (Saussure, 1862)

Parcoblatta uhleriana (Saussure, 1862)

Parcoblatta uhleriana is a wood cockroach species native to Ontario, Canada and eastern United States with distinct sexual dimorphism.

Parcoblatta virginica (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)

Parcoblatta virginica (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)

Parcoblatta virginica (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)

Parcoblatta virginica is a Parcoblatta species found in Ontario, Canada and the eastern United States.

Blattella germanica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Blattella germanica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Blattella germanica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Blattella germanica, the German cockroach, is a common small domestic pest cockroach with fast reproduction.

Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981

Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981

Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981

Blattella asahinai, the Asian cockroach, is a flying outdoor cockroach closely similar to the indoor German cockroach.

Blattella vaga Hebard, 1935

Blattella vaga Hebard, 1935

Blattella vaga Hebard, 1935

Blattella vaga, the field cockroach, is an Ectobiidae species found across multiple regions of the world.

Ischnoptera deropeltiformis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)

Ischnoptera deropeltiformis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)

Ischnoptera deropeltiformis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)

The dark wood roach Ischnoptera deropeltiformis is a native United States wood cockroach in the family Ectobiidae.

Ischnoptera bilunata Saussure, 1869

Ischnoptera bilunata Saussure, 1869

Ischnoptera bilunata Saussure, 1869

Ischnoptera bilunata is a cockroach species in Ectobiidae found in North and South America.

Pseudomops septentrionalis Hebard, 1917

Pseudomops septentrionalis Hebard, 1917

Pseudomops septentrionalis Hebard, 1917

Pseudomops septentrionalis is a species of Ectobiidae cockroach found in Central and North America.

Hemithyrsocera palliata (Fabricius, 1798)

Hemithyrsocera palliata (Fabricius, 1798)

Hemithyrsocera palliata (Fabricius, 1798)

Hemithyrsocera palliata is an endemic South Asian dark brown cockroach species reaching around 12 mm long.

Temnopteryx phalerata (Saussure, 1864)

Temnopteryx phalerata (Saussure, 1864)

Temnopteryx phalerata (Saussure, 1864)

The Cape zebra cockroach, Temnopteryx phalerata, is a species in the genus Temnopteryx.

Lobopterella dimidiatipes (Bolívar, 1890)

Lobopterella dimidiatipes (Bolívar, 1890)

Lobopterella dimidiatipes (Bolívar, 1890)

Lobopterella dimidiatipes is a species of the genus Lobopterella found in Japan and Christmas Island.

Ellipsidion australe Saussure, 1863

Ellipsidion australe Saussure, 1863

Ellipsidion australe Saussure, 1863

Ellipsidion australe is a harmless Australian bush cockroach first described by Henri de Saussure in 1863.

Ellipsidion humerale (Tepper, 1893)

Ellipsidion humerale (Tepper, 1893)

Ellipsidion humerale (Tepper, 1893)

Ellipsidion humerale (common ellipsidion/bush cockroach) is a harmless Australian cockroach species.

Balta bicolor Hebard, 1943

Balta bicolor Hebard, 1943

Balta bicolor Hebard, 1943

Balta bicolor is a cockroach species native to eastern Australia, also recorded in New Zealand, found in plant litter or under bark.

Balta notulata (Stål, 1860)

Balta notulata (Stål, 1860)

Balta notulata (Stål, 1860)

Balta notulata, the small-spotted cockroach, is a Balta species that spread widely across the Indo-Pacific by the 1960s.

Chorisoneura texensis Saussure & Zehntner, 1893

Chorisoneura texensis Saussure & Zehntner, 1893

Chorisoneura texensis Saussure & Zehntner, 1893

The small Texas cockroach is a small Ectobiidae cockroach species native to the Southeastern United States.

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