Ectobius

Ectobius
Ectobius pallidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Ectobiidae
Subfamily: Ectobiinae
Genus: Ectobius
Stephens, 1835
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Ectobius is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835,[1] belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae.[2] The discovery[3] of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Colorado dating to 49 million years ago suggests the genus actually originated in North America. This genus has been subject to a number of revisions.[4][5]

  1. ^ Stephens (1835) Illustrations of British Entomology. Mandibulata. Baldwin & Cradock, London, vol. VII, p. 1–306.
  2. ^ Cockroach Species File (retrieved 6 January 2021)
  3. ^ "After a 49-million-year hiatus, a cockroach reappears in North America". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. ^ Bohn, H. 1989: Revision of the sylvestris group of Ectobius Stephens in Europe (Blattaria: Blattellidae). Entomologica Scandinavica, 20: 317–342.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bohn2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).