Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Periplaneta brunnea
Cucaracha marrón, Brown cockroach
Scavenger; frequently occurring around houses. There are no recent records of the species.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Blattodea
Superfamily
Blattoidea
Family
Blattidae
Genus
Periplaneta
Species
brunnea
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - not established
Year of first record: 1920
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo
Introduced status: Historic record only
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: San Cristobal
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
- Peck, S.B. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.
- Peck, S.B. Roth, L.M. (1992) Cockroaches of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, with descriptions of three new species (Insecta: Blattodea). Canadian Journal of Zoology 70(12): 2202-2217.
- Hebard, M. (1920) Expedition of the Calfornia Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands, 1905-1906. 17. Dermaptera and Orthoptera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 2(17): 311-346.
- Peck, S.B. (1996) Diversity and distribution of the orthopteroid insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 74: 1497-1510.
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Periplaneta brunnea", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10352. Accessed 30 April 2025.