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Species Periplaneta fuliginosa - Smoky Brown Cockroach

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)
Superfamily Blattoidea
Family Blattidae
Subfamily Blattinae
Genus Periplaneta
Species fuliginosa (Smoky Brown Cockroach)
Explanation of Names
Periplaneta fuliginosa (Serville 1839)
Identification
unlike other Periplaneta spp. found in our area, has no pattern on pronotum.
Late instar nymphs can be very difficult to differentiate from Blatta orientalis, particularly older specimens that have developed a dark brown hue rather than the typical pure black coloration.
Ootheca dark brown, larger than in P. americana, more similar to that of P. australasiae, but differs in having a blunt point on one side. Early instars are black with characteristic white markings:
Range
native to Africa; in our area, se US(1)
Works Cited
1.Annotated checklist of the cockroaches of Florida (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Blattidae, Polyphagidae, Blattellidae, Blaberidae)
Atkinson T.H., Koehler P.G., Patterson R.S. 1990. Florida Entomologist 73: 303-327.
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 4 June, 2007 - 1:21am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, John Carlson
Last updated 24 July, 2023 - 2:18pm

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