Smokybrown cockroach

Smokybrown cockroach
Periplaneta fuliginosa laying an egg case (ootheca)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Genus: Periplaneta
Species:
P. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Periplaneta fuliginosa
(Serville, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Kakerlac fuliginosa Serville, 1839
  • Periplaneta picea Shiraki, 1906
  • Periplaneta emarginata Karny, 1908
  • Periplaneta filchnerae Karny, 1908

The smokybrown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa) is a large species of cockroach, winged, and growing to a length of 32–35 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in).[1]

  1. ^ Appel, A. G., & Smith II, L. M. (2002). Biology and management of the smokybrown cockroach. Annual Review of Entomology, 47, 33–55