Blattidae
Also known as: American Cockroaches, American cockroaches, Blattid Cockroaches, Household Cockroaches, Kakkerlakken, Karaczanowate, Kecoa, Oriental Cockroaches
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Blattodea |
| Family | Blattidae |
| Published in | Latreille, P.A. (1810) In Considérations générales sur l'ordre naturel des animaux composant les classes des crustacés, des arachnides, et des insectes; avec un tableau méthodique de leurs genres, disposés en familles. F. Schoell, Paris. 1–444 pp. |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 63 |
| Species records held | 696 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 1007 |
| GBIF key | 5107 |
Genera in Blattidae
- Blatta — 73 species: Blatta africana, Blatta amplectens, Blatta annulicornis, Blatta apicigera, Blatta arborifera, Blatta atra, Blatta baltica, Blatta beauvoisii
- Platyzosteria — 62 species: Platyzosteria ainsliensis, Platyzosteria albopilosa, Platyzosteria alternans, Platyzosteria anceps, Platyzosteria armata, Platyzosteria aterrima, Platyzosteria atra, Platyzosteria avocaensis
- Eurycotis — 59 species: Eurycotis abdominalis, Eurycotis adamesi, Eurycotis alfaroi, Eurycotis australis, Eurycotis bahamensis, Eurycotis balteata, Eurycotis bananae, Eurycotis barahonensis
- Deropeltis — 48 species: Deropeltis abbreviata, Deropeltis adelungi, Deropeltis atra, Deropeltis autraniana, Deropeltis barbeyana, Deropeltis basilewskyi, Deropeltis brevipennis, Deropeltis bueana
- Melanozosteria — 46 species: Melanozosteria aculeata, Melanozosteria ayrensis, Melanozosteria barrominensis, Melanozosteria bicolor, Melanozosteria brevitarsis, Melanozosteria capitolina, Melanozosteria castanea, Melanozosteria circumducta
- Pseudoderopeltis — 45 species: Pseudoderopeltis abbreviata, Pseudoderopeltis adelungi, Pseudoderopeltis aethiopica, Pseudoderopeltis albilatera, Pseudoderopeltis anthracina, Pseudoderopeltis areolata, Pseudoderopeltis bicolor, Pseudoderopeltis bimaculata
- Neostylopyga — 28 species: Neostylopyga albofasciata, Neostylopyga annulicornis, Neostylopyga atrox, Neostylopyga badia, Neostylopyga coxalis, Neostylopyga hova, Neostylopyga jambusanensis, Neostylopyga maculifrons
- Celatoblatta — 25 species: Celatoblatta anisoptera, Celatoblatta baldwinspenceri, Celatoblatta fuscipes, Celatoblatta hesperia, Celatoblatta immunda, Celatoblatta laevispinata, Celatoblatta marksae, Celatoblatta montana
- Polyzosteria — 25 species: Polyzosteria aenea, Polyzosteria australica, Polyzosteria congrua, Polyzosteria cuprea, Polyzosteria flavomaculosa, Polyzosteria fulgens, Polyzosteria geochroma, Polyzosteria invisa
- Dorylaea — 24 species: Dorylaea andrewsi, Dorylaea archershee, Dorylaea atrocaput, Dorylaea brunneri, Dorylaea bryanti, Dorylaea crassa, Dorylaea dacrydii, Dorylaea flavicincta
- Pelmatosilpha — 24 species: Pelmatosilpha alaris, Pelmatosilpha convexa, Pelmatosilpha coriacea, Pelmatosilpha cothurnata, Pelmatosilpha erythrocephala, Pelmatosilpha guianae, Pelmatosilpha inaudita, Pelmatosilpha kevani
- Hebardina — 17 species: Hebardina agaboides, Hebardina assiniensis, Hebardina concinna, Hebardina flavilatera, Hebardina formosana, Hebardina gracilis, Hebardina inconspicua, Hebardina pallipalpis
- Homalosilpha — 16 species: Homalosilpha alba, Homalosilpha arcifera, Homalosilpha clavellata, Homalosilpha contraria, Homalosilpha decorata, Homalosilpha gaudens, Homalosilpha haani, Homalosilpha javanica
- Cosmozosteria — 15 species: Cosmozosteria bicolor, Cosmozosteria brisbanensis, Cosmozosteria froggatti, Cosmozosteria gloriosa, Cosmozosteria lateralis, Cosmozosteria maculimarginata, Cosmozosteria mesomacula, Cosmozosteria musgravei
- Cartoblatta — 14 species: Cartoblatta aeronigra, Cartoblatta atra, Cartoblatta barbara, Cartoblatta buyssoni, Cartoblatta ducalis, Cartoblatta lamottei, Cartoblatta pulchra, Cartoblatta rufocercata
- Duchailluia — 12 species: Duchailluia anthracina, Duchailluia assimilis, Duchailluia congoensis, Duchailluia furcifera, Duchailluia ivindo, Duchailluia manca, Duchailluia nigerrima, Duchailluia semoni
- Anamesia — 11 species: Anamesia angusta, Anamesia douglasi, Anamesia frenchii, Anamesia fulvornata, Anamesia lambii, Anamesia lindsayi, Anamesia maculosa, Anamesia polyzona
- Desmozosteria — 11 species: Desmozosteria cincta, Desmozosteria easti, Desmozosteria elongata, Desmozosteria flava, Desmozosteria grossepunctata, Desmozosteria lunata, Desmozosteria michaelseni, Desmozosteria obscura
- Macrocerca — 11 species: Macrocerca asymmetrica, Macrocerca browni, Macrocerca citroculata, Macrocerca galbomaculata, Macrocerca hogenesi, Macrocerca hopensis, Macrocerca leopoldi, Macrocerca shelfordi
- Methana — 11 species: Methana athertonensis, Methana caneae, Methana convexa, Methana curvigera, Methana hackeri, Methana marginalis, Methana mjoebergi, Methana papua
- Angustonicus — 10 species: Angustonicus amieuensis, Angustonicus angustipennis, Angustonicus arboricolus, Angustonicus boucheti, Angustonicus koghensis, Angustonicus lifou, Angustonicus mare, Angustonicus pinorum
- Euzosteria — 10 species: Euzosteria elegans, Euzosteria femoralis, Euzosteria ferruginea, Euzosteria lata, Euzosteria minor, Euzosteria nobilis, Euzosteria sordida, Euzosteria subreflexa
- Zonioploca — 9 species: Zonioploca alutacea, Zonioploca bicolor, Zonioploca flavocincta, Zonioploca fullerae, Zonioploca latizona, Zonioploca medilinea, Zonioploca occidentalis, Zonioploca pallida
- Rothisilpha — 8 species: Rothisilpha bouleti, Rothisilpha dzumac, Rothisilpha latreilleae, Rothisilpha mandjelia, Rothisilpha najtae, Rothisilpha panie, Rothisilpha touho, Rothisilpha wayem
- Leptozosteria — 7 species:
- Drymaplaneta — 6 species:
- Maoriblatta — 6 species:
- Megazosteria — 5 species:
- Pallidionicus — 5 species:
- Eppertia — 4 species:
- Pseudolampra — 4 species:
- Archiblatta — 3 species:
- Macrostylopyga — 3 species:
- Shelfordella — 3 species:
- Temnelytra — 3 species:
- Thyrsocera — 3 species:
- Bundoksia — 2 species:
- Catara — 2 species:
- Karatavoblatta — 2 species:
- Pellucidonicus — 2 species:
- Punctulonicus — 2 species:
- Afrostylopyga — 1 species:
- Apterisca — 1 species:
- Brinckella — 1 species:
- Bubosa — 1 species:
- Cretaperiplaneta — 1 species:
- Distylopyga — 1 species:
- Eroblatta — 1 species:
- Eumethana — 1 species:
- Henicotyle — 1 species:
- Laevifacies — 1 species:
- Mimosilpha — 1 species:
- Miostylopyga — 1 species:
- Netherea — 1 species:
- Periplaneata — 1 species:
- Prostylopyga — 1 species:
- Protectobia — 1 species:
- Scabina — 1 species:
- Scabinopsis — 1 species:
- Strictiblatta — 1 species:
- Zhujiblatta — 1 species:
- Periplaneta
- Protagonista
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.