Periplaneta japanna
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| Periplaneta japanna | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Genus: | Periplaneta |
| Species: | P. japanna |
| Binomial name | |
| Periplaneta japanna Asahina, 1969 | |
Periplaneta japanna is a subtropical field-dwelling cockroach endemic to southern Japan.[1] The Japanese common name means urushi cockroach, or lacquer tree cockroach.[2]
Distribution
The species is found on several Japanese islands, distributed continuously from Japan's southwestern Ryukyu Islands chain to the south of Kyushu Island, and on Hachijō-jima Island.[1][4]