Periplaneta elegans is a species of cockroach in the genus Periplaneta of the family Blattidae.Princis In Beier [Ed.] (1966) Blattariae: Suborbo [sic] Blattoidea. Fam.: Blattidae, Nocticolidae., Orthopterorum Catalogus, W. Junk, s'Gravenhage(8)Hanitsch (1927) , J. Siam Soc., Nat. Hist. Suppl. 7BlattodeaSF: Blattodea Species File. Beccaloni G.W., 2010-04-28
It was first scientifically described in 1928 by Hanitsch.
Distribution The species is found in China and Vietnam.
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