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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Cryptocercidae » Cryptocercus » Brown-hooded Cockroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus)

Species Cryptocercus punctulatus - Brown-hooded Cockroach

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)
Superfamily Blattoidea
Family Cryptocercidae
Genus Cryptocercus
Species punctulatus (Brown-hooded Cockroach)
Other Common Names
Wingless Wood Roach
Explanation of Names
The pronotum has a broad margin raised above the head, thought to protect it while burrowing.
Size
Adults 23 - 30 mm
Identification
Wingless. Brown to black. More elongated in shape than other roaches.
Range
Disjuct distribution in North America, occuring in mountainous areas of Oregon and northern California, as well as the Appalachian mountains in the eastern U.S.
Food
This species feeds on rotting logs, and is not a house pest like many other roaches, in fact it might be considered an important recycler of nutrients in decomposing wood.
Internet References
Rotting Logs, Wood Roaches and Parental Care
Wood Chewers
Three New Species of the Wood Roach - describes how DNA testing has determined that not all US Cryptocercus are the same species, as was previously thought.
Urban Entomology
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Bug Eric
Last updated 6 April, 2009 - 2:11pm

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