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The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) is in the Kingdom of Animalia, taxonomically speaking.
the common cockroach is "periplaneta americana"
Periplaneta americana
periplaneta americana ....for an American cockroach,
The cockroaches all belong to the order Blattaria.
There are several scientific names for cockroaches. It depends on the specific species.The most common are:Periplaneta Americana, American cockroachparv Germanica, German cockroachBlattella Asahinai, Asian cockroachBlatta Orientalis, Oriental cockroachSee the related link below for a list of other scientific cockroach names.The main spiecies is Periplaneta americana.The scientific name of the cockroach is Blattaria.bear in mind that each specific cockroach species has it's own scientific subname.Periplaneta americana is the American cockroach. Blattella asahinai is the Asian cockroach. For example.
Qi Ding has written: 'Characterization and expression of the allatostatin gene in the cockroaches Periplaneta americana and Diploptera punctata'
Joanna Ruth Burgess has written: 'An investigation into a possible correlation between tryptophan metabolism and locomotory behaviour in periplaneta americana'
60 Billion! - Some species include eurycotis floridana, periplaneta americana, p. australasiae, etc
An American cockroach is another name for the palmetto bug, Latin name Periplaneta americana. None of the species are endemic to the Americas, having been introduced from Africa in 1625.
It depends on which species your talking about, some of the more common are: German Cockroach: Blattella germanica South American/Peruvian Dubia cockroach: Blaptica dubia Oriental cockroach: Blatta orientalis Asian cockroach: Blattella asahinai true death's head cockroach: Blaberus craniifer discoid or false death's head cockroach: Blaberus discoidalis Florida woods cockroach: Eurycotis floridana Madagascar hissing cockroach: Gromphadorhina portentosa Bark cockroach: Laxta granicollis Pennsylvania woods cockroach: Parcoblatta pennsylvanica American cockroach: Periplaneta americana Australian cockroach: Periplaneta australasiae black Mississippi cockroach: Periplaneta brunnea smokybrown cockroach: Periplaneta fuliginosa Surinam cockroach: Pycnoscelus surinamenisis brown-banded cockroach: Supella longipalpa
M. A. R. Y. Al-Shukur has written: 'Dessication and endocrine control of the permeability of the integument of the cockroach Periplaneta americana L.'