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• Ectobiinae

  wood cockroaches

  Ectobiinae is a subfamily of small to medium-sized cockroaches within the family Ectobiidae, characterized by morphological diversity and taxonomic complexity. The subfamily includes numerous genera distributed across Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean region, with several groups showing recent northward range expansion. Taxonomic revisions have revealed extensive cryptic diversity, with new genera such as Planuncus and multiple subgenera established based on detailed morphological analysis. Some species exhibit unusual reproductive strategies including geographic parthenogenesis.

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