Panchlora nivea (Linnaeus)

Lu, Wenhua, Valentine, Barry D., Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E. & Gutiérrez, Esteban, 2014, Ecology and Diversity of Cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattaria) from the Virgin Islands, Insecta Mundi 2014 (349), pp. 1-32 : 10

3. Panchlora nivea (Linnaeus)

Blatta nivea Linnaeus 1758: 423 ; Neotropical.

Comments. Among 49 known species in Panchlora , the major speciation occurred in Central and South America, with only two African and three West Indian species ( Beccaloni 2007). The West Indian species are all likely adventives from Central and South America because of their establishment near edificarian environments (Gutiérrez 2013, pers. comm.). Shelford (1910) first reported this species from Loango (now Lovango) Island near St. Thomas, USVI; it is listed from Puerto Rico ( Wolcott 1948 ), Antilles, West Indies, Central and South Americas ( Princis 1964). It is one of the three green species in the genus recorded from the Virgin Islands; we have not yet found it and are not certain of its identity.