Ectobius lapponicus

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Ectobius lapponicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Ectobiidae
Genus: Ectobius
Species:
E. lapponicus
Binomial name
Ectobius lapponicus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Ectobius lapponicus, also known as the dusky cockroach, is a species of cockroach found in Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), the northeastern United States, and southeastern Canada.

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Distribution

The distribution range of Ectobius lapponicus includes Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), the northeastern United States, and southeastern Canada. Once thought to have emerged in Europe, recent discoveries [1] indicate the genus originated in North America. The first recorded sightings in North America were in 1984. [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "After a 49-million-year hiatus, a cockroach reappears in North America". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. ↑ Catalog and atlas of the cockroaches (Dictyoptera) of North America north of Mexico, Atkinson T.H., Koehler P.G., Patterson R.S. 1991. Misc. Publ. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 78: 1-86.
  4. ↑ Clements, Jeff C.; Doucet, Denis A.; McCorquodale, David B. (2013). "Establishment of a European cockroach, Ectobius lapponicus (L.) (Dictyoptera: Blattodea), in the Maritime Provinces of eastern Canada" (PDF). Journal of the Acadian Entomological Society. 9.

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