''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-

cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan may refer to: Internationalism * World citizen, one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship * Cosmopolitanism, the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community * Cosmopolitan ...

cockroaches Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...

once thought native to the Old World and described by

James Francis Stephens James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852) was an England, English entomologist and naturalist. He is known for his 12 volume ''Illustrations of British Entomology'' (1846) and the ''Manual of British Beetles'' (1839). ...

in 1835, belonging to 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, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species inclu ...

, 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 inclu ...

.Cockroach Species File (retrieved 6 January 2021)
/ref> The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Colorado dating to 49 million years ago suggests the genus actually originated in North America. This genus has been subject to a number of revisions.Bohn, H. 1989: Revision of the ''sylvestris'' group of ''Ectobius'' Stephens in Europe (Blattaria: Blattellidae). ''Entomologica Scandinavica'', 20: 317–342.

Description

The adult 'cockroaches' reach of length, the basic coloration of their body is mostly brown or yellowish, with a clearer margin. The females are usually bigger than the males and have shorter wings, while in the males wings cover at least the whole abdomen.

Distribution

Species of this genus are mainly present in most of

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, in eastern

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and the

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. The " lesser cockroach" (''i.e.'' as found in Britain), previously placed here, is now in the genus ''Capraiellus''.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. The genus was long absent from the North American continent until recent re-introductions of some cool-adapted species in the Canadian Maritimes and North Eastern, US.

Species

The ''Cockroach Species File'' lists: * '' Ectobius hipposiderus'' Bohn, 2013 ;subgenus ''Ectobiola'' Uvarov, 1940 (synonym ''Ectobiella'' Adelung, 1917) * ''

Ectobius duskei ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Adelung, 1906 ;subgenus ''Ectobius'' Stephens, 1835 * ''

Ectobius aeoliensis ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Failla & Messina, 1974 * '' Ectobius aethiopicus'' (Shelford, 1910) * '' Ectobius aetnaeus'' Ramme, 1927 * '' Ectobius africanus'' Saussure, 1899 * ''

Ectobius albicinctus ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861) * ''

Ectobius alleni ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Rehn, 1931 * ''

Ectobius baccettii ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Failla & Messina, 1979 * ''

Ectobius balcani ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Ramme, 1923 * ''

Ectobius brunneri ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Seoane, 1879 * ''

Ectobius burri ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Adelung, 1917 * ''

Ectobius corsorum ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Ramme, 1923 * ''

Ectobius darbandae ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Rehn, 1931 * ''

Ectobius delicatulus ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Bey-Bienko, 1950 * ''

Ectobius eckerleini ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Harz, 1977 * '' Ectobius erythronotus'' Burr, 1898 * '' Ectobius filicensis'' Failla & Messina, 1974 * '' Ectobius frieseanus'' Princis, 1963 * '' Ectobius heteropterus'' Bey-Bienko, 1963 * '' Ectobius ichnusae'' Failla & Messina, 1982 * '' Ectobius indicus'' Bey-Bienko, 1938 * '' Ectobius intermedius'' Failla & Messina, 1981 * '' Ectobius involutus'' Rehn, 1931 * '' Ectobius jarringi'' (Hanitsch, 1937) * '' Ectobius kervillei'' Bolívar, 1907 * '' Ectobius kikensis'' Rehn, 1931 * '' Ectobius kikuyuensis'' Rehn, 1931 * ''

Ectobius kirgizius ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ...

'' Bey-Bienko, 1936 * '' Ectobius kraussianus'' Ramme, 1923 * '' Ectobius lagrecai'' Failla & Messina, 1981 * '' Ectobius lapponicus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (as '' Blatta lapponica'' L. = ''Ectobius lapponicus lapponicus'') * '' Ectobius larus'' Rehn, 1931 * '' Ectobius leptus'' Rehn, 1931 * '' Ectobius lineolatus'' (Rehn, 1922) * '' Ectobius lodosi'' Harz, 1983 * '' Ectobius lucidus'' (Hagenbach, 1822) * '' Ectobius makalaka'' Rehn, 1931 * '' Ectobius minutus'' Failla & Messina, 1978 * '' Ectobius montanus'' Costa, 1866 * '' Ectobius neavei'' Shelford, 1911 * '' Ectobius nuba'' Rehn, 1931 * '' Ectobius pallidus'' (Olivier, 1789) * '' Ectobius palpalis'' Chopard, 1958 * '' Ectobius parvosacculatus'' Failla & Messina, 1974 * '' Ectobius pavlovskii'' Bey-Bienko, 1936 * '' Ectobius punctatissimus'' Ramme, 1922 * ''

Ectobius pusillus ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Bey-Bienko, 1967 * '' Ectobius pyrenaicus'' Bohn, 1989 * '' Ectobius rammei'' Rehn, 1926 * '' Ectobius sardous'' Baccetti, 1991 * '' Ectobius scabriculus'' Failla & Messina, 1976 * '' Ectobius semenovi'' Bey-Bienko, 1935 * '' Ectobius siculus'' Ramme, 1949 * '' Ectobius sjoestedti'' (Shelford, 1910) * '' Ectobius stanleyanus'' Rehn, 1931 * '' Ectobius subvitreus'' Bey-Bienko, 1936 * '' Ectobius supramontes'' Bohn, 2004 * '' Ectobius sylvestris'' (Poda, 1761) * '' Ectobius tadzhikus'' Bey-Bienko, 1935 * '' Ectobius textilis'' Rehn, 1931 * '' Ectobius ticinus'' Bohn, 2004 * '' Ectobius togoensis'' Ramme, 1923 * ''

Ectobius tuscus ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by James Francis Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Co ...

'' Galvagni, 1978 * '' Ectobius tyrrhenicus'' Failla & Messina, 1973 * '' Ectobius usticaensis'' Failla & Messina, 1974 * '' Ectobius vittiventris'' (Costa, 1847) * '' Ectobius willemsei'' Failla & Messina, 1980

References

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