Parcoblatta virginica
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| Parcoblatta virginica | |
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| Adult male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Genus: | Parcoblatta |
| Species: | P. virginica |
| Binomial name | |
| Parcoblatta virginica (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865) | |
| Synonyms | |
Parcoblatta virginica, the Virginia wood cockroach,[2] is a small cockroach species of the genus Parcoblatta, measuring about a centimeter long as an adult.[citation needed]
Adult males of this species like adult males of several other species of Parcoblatta are full winged and orangish in color.[citation needed] Adult females are brachypterous and can be from rusty brown to almost black.[citation needed] Nymphs can be brown to black.[citation needed] Adults and older nymphs usually have a blackish or dark stained head.[citation needed]
| Male[3] | Female[3] | |
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| Body length | 11.5–15.4 mm (0.45–0.61 in) | 10.3–12.5 mm (0.41–0.49 in) |
| Pronotum length | 2.7–3.6 mm (0.11–0.14 in) | 3.2–3.8 mm (0.13–0.15 in) |
| Pronotum width | 3.4–4.4 mm (0.13–0.17 in) | 4.1–4.9 mm (0.16–0.19 in) |
| Tegmina length | 12.8–16.7 mm (0.50–0.66 in) | 3.3–4.9 mm (0.13–0.19 in) |
| Tegmina width | 4.3–5.7 mm (0.17–0.22 in) | 2.7–3.3 mm (0.11–0.13 in) |
Ecology
These roaches live in leaf litter and rotting wood, and are dependant on the moisture that environment provides. They may wander into the home but cannot survive there because of low humidity[4]
Distribution
The distribution of the species is limited to Ontario, Canada[5] and the eastern United States, including Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin.[6]
