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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.

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

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