Ectobius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Dusky Cockroach)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEctobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach)
GenusEctobius (native cockroaches)
FamilyBLATTELLIDAE (a family of cockroaches)
OrderDICTYOPTERA (cockroaches)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach) :
1: Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach)
4 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male
Image 1: Set specimen - pale backgroundImage 2: Abdomen - dorsal - magnifiedImage 3: Dorsal abdominal tubercle - magnifiedImage 4: Dorsal abdominal tubercle - magnified (2)Image 5: Dorsal abdominal tubercle - magnified (3)Image 6: Dorsal view - magnifiedImage 7: Head - ventral view - magnifiedImage 8: Head - ventral view - magnified (2)
2: Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach)
16 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Leg 3Image 2: Male - dorsal viewImage 3: Male - dorsal view - forewing open to show hind wingImage 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - ventral view
3: Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach)
10 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - ventral view
4: Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach)
21 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Male imago
Image 1: Male - dorsal view
5: Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach)
14 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Male imago
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)

Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ectobius lapponicus (Dusky Cockroach)
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