Ectobius
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 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderBlattodea
- FamilyEctobiidae
Ectobius es un género de cucarachas nativas del Viejo Mundo, perteneciente a la familia Ectobiidae. Las especies de este género son nativas del Viejo Mundo y se distribuyen a lo largo de todo el Paleártico. Los ejemplares adultos alcanzan de 6 a 12 milímetros de longitud, la coloración básica de su cuerpo es mayormente marrón o amarillento, con un margen más claro. Las hembras son generalmente más grandes que los machos y tienen alas más cortas, mientras que las alas de los machos cubren todo el abdomen.[1] Especies Ectobius pallidus Ectobius sylvestris Ectobius vittiventris Ectobius aeoliensis Failla & Messina, 1974 Ectobius aethiopicus (Shelford, 1910) Ectobius aetnaeus Ramme, 1927 Ectobius africanus Saussure, 1899 Ectobius albicinctus (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861) Ectobius alleni Rehn, 1931 Ectobius baccetti Failla & Messina, 1979 Ectobius balcani Ramme, 1923 Ectobius burri Adelung, 1917 Ectobius corsorum Ramme, 1923 Ectobius darbandae Rehn, 1931 Ectobius delicatulus Bei-Bienko, 1950 Ectobius duskei Adelung, 1906 Ectobius eckerleini Harz, 1977 Ectobius erythronotus Burr, 1898 Ectobius filicensis Failla & Messina, 1974 Ectobius frieseanus Princis, 1963 Ectobius haeck
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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 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.
==Description== thumb|210px|right|Ectobius species – Nymph The adult 'cockroaches' reach of length, the basic coloration of their body is mostly brown or yellowish, with a clearer margin.