Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and temperate Asia.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Genus: | Ectobius |
| Species: | E. sylvestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectobius sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
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Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Ectobius sylvestris:
- Ectobius sylvestris discrepans Adelung, 1917
- Ectobius sylvestris sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
References
edit- ^ "Ectobius sylvestris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Ectobius sylvestris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.W. (2019). "Cockroach species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Princis, K. (1971). Beier, M. (ed.). "Blattariae: Subordo Epilamproidea Fam.: Ectobiidae". Orthopterorum Catalogus. pt. 14. Uitgeverij Dr. W. Junk N. V.: 1039–1224.
External links
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