Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758

Figures 33, 34

Stylopyga orientalis (Linn.): 1. Nedelkov 1908: 415 • 2. Nedelkov 1909: 89 • 3. Tschorbadjiew 1926: 25 • 4. Drenski 1939: 9. Periplaneta orientalis (Linn.): 5. Ilchev 1923: 26.

Blatta orientalis (Linn.): 6. Popov 1941: 53 • 7. Popov 1948: 209 • 8. Bey-Bienko 1950: 139 • 9. Ramme 1951: 78, 455 • 10. Buresch & Peschev 1957: 309 • 11. Harz & Kaltenbach 1976: 190, 192.

Distribution in Bulgaria. Widespread in urban areas.

General distribution. Cosmopolitan. The species possibly has a Central Asian origin.