title: Ectobius pallidus
text: # Ectobius pallidus
  
  Ectobius pallidus, the tawny cockroach, is a species of non-cosmopolitan cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It occurs in southern England, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal; in North Africa: Algeria and Tunisia. It is now known to be introduced into North America.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  Subspecies include:
  
  * Ectobius pallidus chopardi Adelung, 1917
  * Ectobius pallidus minor Ramme, 1923
  * Ectobius pallidus pallidus (Turton, 1806) – type
  * Ectobius pallidus punctulatus (Fieber, 1853)
  