First Record ofBlattella vaga(Blattodea: Ectobiidae) from Southern Alabama

Autor:	Sunghun Alan Jeon, Henry Y. Fadamiro, Lee Zhang, Rammohan R. Balusu, Arthur G. Appel
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences South carolina Cockroach biology Central asia biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Blattella vaga Archaeology 010602 entomology Blattodea Insect Science biology.animal Sri lanka Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Florida Entomologist. 101:109-112
ISSN:	1938-5102 0015-4040
DOI:	10.1653/024.101.0119
Popis:	The field cockroach, Blattella vaga Hebard (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), is native to central Asia including Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It was described first in 1935; however, from specimens collected in Arizona and California. Since then, the distribution of B. vaga has slowly increased along the southern United States and Mexican border, apparently following major interstate highways. We report the first record of B. vaga from Mobile, Alabama, and suggest that this species will spread to Florida and possibly northward into Georgia and South Carolina. The identification was confirmed using morphological, chemical, and molecular methods. We suggest that when possible, multiple independent methods should be used to confirm species identifications.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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