Brown cockroach

Brown cockroach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Genus: Validiblatta
Species:
V. brunnea
Binomial name
Validiblatta brunnea
{Burmeister, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1838
  • Periplaneta concolor Walker, 1868
  • Periplaneta patens Walker, 1868
  • Periplaneta truncata Krauss, 1892
  • Periplaneta ignota Shaw, 1925

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.

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