Capraiellus panzeri
Species of cockroach
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Capraiellus panzeri is a species of non-cosmopolitan cockroach in the subfamily Ectobiinae: commonly known by its original (genus) name Ectobius panzeri.[1][2]
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| Capraiellus panzeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Genus: | Capraiellus |
| Species: | C. panzeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Capraiellus panzeri (Stephens, 1835) | |
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This European species extends into NW Africa[3] and is localised in southern Britain, where it may be called the lesser cockroach.[4] Recent work[5] indicated that Ectobius panzeri panzeri (i.e. as found in Britain) should be placed in the genus Capraiellus and this has now been confirmed.[3]
