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Species Cryptocercus wrighti

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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 Cryptocercidae (Brown-hooded Cockroaches)
Genus Cryptocercus
Species wrighti (Cryptocercus wrighti)
Explanation of Names
Cryptocercus wrighti Burnside, Smith & Kambhampati 1999
Range
along the TN-NC border except the southwesternmost part (map)(1)
Works Cited
1.Three new species of the wood roach, Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), from the eastern United States
Burnside C.A., Smith P.T., Kambhampati S. 1999. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 72: 361-378.
Contributed by v belov on 13 December, 2012 - 7:00am

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