Brown cockroach
| Brown cockroach | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Genus: | Validiblatta |
| Species: | V. brunnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Validiblatta brunnea {Burmeister, 1838)
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The brown cockroach (Validiblatta brunnea), synonym Periplaneta brunnea, is a species of cockroach in the family Blattidae. It is probably originally native to Africa, but today it has a circumtropical distribution, having been widely introduced. In cooler climates it can only survive indoors, and it is considered a household pest.