''Capraiellus panzeri'' is a species of non-cosmopolitan

cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known as ...

in the subfamily

Ectobiinae Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species inclu ...

: commonly known by its original (genus) name ''Ectobius panzeri''. This European species extends into NW Africa and is localised in southern Britain, where it may be called the lesser cockroach. Recent workBohn (2013) In Bohn, Beccaloni, Dorow & Pfeifer. Another species of European Ectobiinae travelling north – the new genus ''Planuncus'' and its relatives (Insecta: Blattodea: Ectobiinae). ''Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny'' 71(3): 147 indicated that ''

Ectobius ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Colorado dating t ...

panzeri panzeri'' (''i.e.'' as found in Britain) should be placed in the genus ''

Capraiellus ''Capraiellus'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches ...

'' and this has now been confirmed.Cockroach Species File (retrieved 20 July 2020)
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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10479712 Cockroaches Insects described in 1835 Insects of Europe

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