Species notes
About Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta americana (also recorded as American Cockroach) is an accepted species in the family Blattidae, within the order Blattodea. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Guerrero, and Hidalgo. Cockroaches are insects with flattened bodies, long antennae and legs adapted for moving quickly through vegetation, litter or narrow spaces.
- Common name
- American Cockroach
- Family
- Blattidae
- Order
- Blattodea
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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