Periplaneta

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Periplaneta
Periplaneta americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Blattidae
Genus:	Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838
Synonyms
Cacerlaca Saussure, 1864 Paramethana Shelford, 1909

Periplaneta is a genus of cockroaches.

Selected species[]

Species include:

• Periplaneta aboriginea Roth, 1994
• Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758) – American cockroach
• Periplaneta australasiae (Fabricius, 1775) – Australian cockroach
• Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1838 – Brown cockroach
• Periplaneta fuliginosa (Serville, 1839) – Smokybrown cockroach
• Periplaneta japanna Asahina, 1969
• Periplaneta japonica Karny, 1908 – Japanese cockroach

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