Ectobius sylvestris

Ectobius sylvestris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Ectobiidae
Genus:	Ectobius
Species:	E. sylvestris
Binomial name
Ectobius sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

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]

Forest cockroach, Ectobius sylvestris

Forest cockroach, Ectobius sylvestris

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Ectobius sylvestris:

• Ectobius sylvestris discrepans Adelung, 1917
• Ectobius sylvestris sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

References

1. "Ectobius sylvestris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Ectobius sylvestris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. Beccaloni, G.W. (2019). "Cockroach species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

• 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

• Media related to Ectobius sylvestris at Wikimedia Commons