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Basic information

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Surinam cockroach

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsect
OrderCockroaches and termites
FamilyGiant Cockroaches
GenusPycnoscelus
Czech name
Šváb surinamský
English name
Surinam cockroach
Alternative names
Greenhouse Cockroach
Synonyms
Blatta corticum, Blatta melanocephala, Blatta surinamensis, Epilampra dimorpha, Epilampra tatei, Panchlora celebesa, Panchlora occipitalis, Perispherus laevis, Polyzosteria crassipes, Polyzosteria latipes, Pycnoscelus major, Pycnoscelus minor, Pycnoscelus obscurus
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Distribution and environment

Biome
Waterfall
Microhabitat
Hide, Terrestrial
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Biological characteristics

Activity
Nocturnal
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Reproduction and development

Development
Hemimetabolous
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Information sources

Biological data sources
Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank