''Capraiellus panzeri'' is a species of non-cosmopolitan
cockroach 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 inc ...
: 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.][Bohn (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 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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References
See also
* List of Orthoptera and allied insects of Great Britain
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The following is a list of the species of grasshopper, cricket and allied insects recorded from Britain. The insect orders covered by this list are:
* the Orthoptera - Grasshoppers and crickets
* the Dermaptera - earwigs
* the Blattodea - ...
External links
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Cockroaches
Insects described in 1835
Insects of Europe