Periplaneta
Periplaneta is a genus of cockroaches.
| Periplaneta | |
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| Periplaneta americana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Genus: | Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838 |
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Selected species
Species include:
- Periplaneta aboriginea Roth, 1994
- Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758) – American cockroach
- Periplaneta australasiae (Fabricius, 1775) – Australian cockroach
- Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1838 – Brown cockroach
- Periplaneta fuliginosa (Serville, 1839) – Smokybrown cockroach
- Periplaneta japanna Asahina, 1969
- Periplaneta japonica Karny, 1908 – Japanese cockroach
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