The Surinam Cockroach, Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Insecta, Blattodea, Blaberidae) in Mexico: new records with the help of citizen science

By

De Luna, Manuel
Estrada-Álvarez, Julio C.
Núñez-Bazán, Reinier
García-Barrios, Roberto
Hinojosa-Diaz, Ismael
Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-4-4

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

21

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

406--412

Subjects

Blattodean , cosmopolitan species , introduced species , parasite , pest species , Pycnoscelinae , veterinary importance

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.406

 

Abstract

Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758), Surinam Cockroach, is considered introduced to the Western Hemisphere, where it is a species of commercial and veterinary importance. In Mexico, P. surinamensis has been recorded from 17 states, and we newly report it in the states of Campeche, Michoacán, Puebla, and Querétaro, as well as the Ciudad de México, based on the examination of 184 specimens deposited in scientific collections. We also report it from the states of Aguascalientes, Baja California, Chihuahua, Estado de México, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Sonora, and Tabasco based on our review of 952 photographic records from the citizen‑science platform iNaturalist.