Back صرصور أمريكي Arabic صرصور امريكى ARZ Amerikan tarakanı Azerbaijani Panerola americana Catalan Periplaneta americana CEB Amerikanische Großschabe German Periplaneta americana Spanish Ameerika prussakas Estonian Periplaneta americana Basque سوسک حمام Persian
| American cockroach | |
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| An American cockroach in action - first in real time, then slowed down to one-tenth speed | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Genus: | Periplaneta |
| Species: | P. americana
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| Binomial name | |
| Periplaneta americana | |
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The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. In certain regions of the U.S. it is colloquially known as the waterbug,[1] though it is not a true waterbug since it is not aquatic. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary.[2] It is often misidentified as a palmetto bug.[3][4]
Despite their name, American cockroaches are native to Africa and the Middle East. They are believed to have been introduced to the Americas only from the 17th century onward as a result of human commercial patterns,[2] including the Atlantic slave trade.[5]
- ^ Cassidy, Frederic Gomes; Hall, Joan Houston (2002). Dictionary of American Regional English (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-674-00884-7.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
bell1981was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Poertner, Bo (10 December 1997). "Palmetto Bug - Roach Or Beetle? Quit Debating, We Have The Answer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life. "Periplaneta americana - American Cockroach". Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ Garcia, Lindsay. "American Cockroaches, Racism, and the Ecology of the Slave Ship." Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia (Autumn 2017), no. 29. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. [doi.org/10.5282/rcc/8048]