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Blattellidae
Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species include: * Asian cockroach ''Blattella asahinai'' * German cockroach ''Blattella germanica'' * Small yellow cockroach ''Cariblatta lutea'' * Brown-banded cockroach ''Supella longipalpa'' * European native cockroaches - genera including ''Ectobius, Capraiellus, Phyllodromica'' and ''Planuncus'' * ''Parcoblatta'' spp. including the: ** Fulvous wood cockroach ''P. fulvescens'' ** Pennsylvania wood cockroach ''Parcoblatta pennsylvanica'' ** Virginia wood cockroach ''Parcoblatta virginica'' Subfamilies and selected Genera The ''Cockroach Species File'' includes five subfamilies. The Anaplectinae, previously placed here, have now been elevated to family level. ''NB'': subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020: Blattellinae Auth.: Karny, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Cockroach
The Asian cockroach (''Blattella asahinai''), is a species of cockroach that was first described in 1981 from insects collected on Okinawa Island, Japan. It is a small species of cockroach, typically long and tan to dark brown in colour with dark parallel stripes on the back of their heads. It is commonly mistaken with the German cockroach (''B. germanica'') for their similar appearance. It is commonly found in the United States in and around houses. Characteristics and appearance The Asian cockroach is nearly identical to the German cockroach (''B. germanica'') except for a few minor morphological differences. Like the German cockroach, it is about long, is tan to brown in color, and has wings. However, its wings are longer than the German cockroach, and a difference is seen in a groove in the abdomen in the two species. The quickest way to tell the difference between them is that the Asian is a strong flyer (almost like a moth) and is attracted to light, unlike the Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supella Longipalpa
The brown-banded cockroach (''Supella longipalpa'') is a species of small cockroach, measuring about 10 to 14 mm long and the most well-known in the genus ''Supella''. It is tan to light brown and has two light-colored bands across the wings and abdomen, they may sometimes appear to be broken or irregular but are quite noticeable. The bands may be partly obscured by the wings. The male has wings that cover the abdomen, while the female has wings that do not cover the abdomen completely. The male appears more slender than the female, the female appears wider. Distribution The brown-banded cockroach has a fairly wide distribution, being found in the northeastern, southern, and midwest regions of the United States quite commonly. They are one of the most recent alien cockroaches to form breeding colonies in Britain and Ireland. They need less moisture than the German cockroach The German cockroach (''Blattella germanica''), colloquially known as the croton bug, is a species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ectobiinae
Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species include: * Asian cockroach ''Blattella asahinai'' * German cockroach '' Blattella germanica'' * Small yellow cockroach ''Cariblatta lutea'' * Brown-banded cockroach ''Supella longipalpa'' * European native cockroaches - genera including ''Ectobius, Capraiellus, Phyllodromica'' and ''Planuncus'' * '' Parcoblatta'' spp. including the: ** Fulvous wood cockroach ''P. fulvescens'' ** Pennsylvania wood cockroach '' Parcoblatta pennsylvanica'' ** Virginia wood cockroach '' Parcoblatta virginica'' Subfamilies and selected Genera The ''Cockroach Species File'' includes five subfamilies. The Anaplectinae, previously placed here, have now been elevated to family level. ''NB'': subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020: Blattellinae Auth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blattodea
Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. Formerly, termites were considered a separate order, Isoptera, but genetic and molecular evidence suggests they evolved from within the cockroach lineage, cladistically making them cockroaches as well. The Blattodea and the mantis (order Mantodea) are now all considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera. Blattodea includes approximately 4,400 species of cockroach in almost 500 genera, and about 3,000 species of termite in around 300 genera. Termites are pale-coloured, soft-bodied eusocial insects that live in colonies, whereas cockroaches are darker-coloured (often brown), sclerotized, segmented insects. Within the colony, termites have a caste system, with a pair of mature reproductives, the king and the queen, and numerous sterile workers and soldiers. Cockroaches are not colonial but do have a tendency to aggregate and may be considered pre-social, as all adults are capable of breeding. Other simil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blattellinae
Blattellinae is a subfamily of the wood cockroach family, Ectobiidae (formerly "Blattellidae"). It includes the global household pest '' Blattella germanica'', the German cockroach, and a number of endangered species. It contains about 70 genera. Genera * '' Attaphila'' Wheeler, 1900 * '' Blattella'' Caudell, 1903 * '' Hololeptoblatta'' Bolívar, 1924 – endangered spp. * '' Ischnoptera'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Lobopterella'' Princis, 1957 * '' Miriamrothschildia'' Roth, 1989 – endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and in ... spp. * '' Parcoblatta'' Shellford, 1911 * '' Pseudomops'' Serville, 1831 * '' Saltoblattella'' Bohn, 2009 - monotypic '' Saltoblattella montistabularis'' * '' Symploce'' Hebard, 1916 * '' Temnopteryx'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 * Other gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parcoblatta Fulvescens
''Parcoblatta fulvescens'', the fulvous wood cockroach, is a species of cockroach endemic to the United States and possibly Canada that measures around long. Description The male ''Parcoblatta fulvescens'' is relatively slender, has long tegmina (outer forewings), and is slightly longer than the female. It is a mostly uniform pale brownish-yellow, with sometimes darker pronotum (the plate behind the head) and legs, and usually dark brown cerci (the pair of appendages on its rear-most segment). Its pronotum is subelliptical (nearly elliptical), is widest just behind its middle, and has weakly defined disc-like impressions. The female head and pronotum are usually a pale reddish-brown, its short tegmina are reddish brown with paler sides, its abdominal segments are a darker brown, and its legs and underside are a brownish yellow. The species' ootheca (egg case) is bean-shaped, very dark brown, and measures about long by wide. The edge with a seam is curved and has about 40 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known as pests. The cockroaches are an ancient group, with their ancestors, known as " roachoids", originating during the Carboniferous period, some 320 million years ago. Those early ancestors, however, lacked the internal ovipositors of modern roaches. Cockroaches are somewhat generalized insects lacking special adaptations (such as the sucking mouthparts of aphids and other true bugs); they have chewing mouthparts and are probably among the most primitive of living Neopteran insects. They are common and hardy insects capable of tolerating a wide range of climates, from Arctic cold to tropical heat. Tropical cockroaches are often much larger than temperate species. Modern cockroaches are not considered to be a monophyletic group, as it has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cariblatta Lutea
''Cariblatta lutea'' is a small species of cockroach native to the United States and other countries, measuring usually around 7 millimeters long as an adult and under 2 millimeters from head tip to abdomen tip at the 1st instar or hatchling. It consists of two subspecies, the small yellow cockroach (''Cariblatta lutea lutea''), and the least yellow cockroach (''Cariblatta lutea minima''). The ootheca, or egg case, of ''C. lutea'' has been suggested as a possible host of an ensign wasp, ''Hyptia floridana''. Subspecies There are two identified subspecies of ''Cariblatta lutea'': ''Cariblatta lutea lutea'' (Saussure & Zehntner 1893) and ''Cariblatta lutea minima'' Hebard 1916. Habitat differences and the broad overlap in distribution of the two subspecies in peninsular Florida have prompted the suggestion that they may warrant recognition as distinct species. Description ''Cariblatta lutea lutea'' is a pale brownish-yellow, with a pale brown head, a band between the eyes, and us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ectobius
''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Colorado dating to 49 Million years ago suggests the genus actually originated in North America. This genus has been subject to a number of revisions.Bohn, H. 1989: Revision of the ''sylvestris'' group of ''Ectobius'' Stephens in Europe (Blattaria: Blattellidae). ''Entomologica Scandinavica'', 20: 317–342. Description The adult 'cockroaches' reach of length, the basic coloration of their body is mostly brown or yellowish, with a clearer margin. The females are usually bigger than the males and have shorter wings, while in the males wings cover at least the whole abdomen. Distribution Species of this genus are mainly present in most of Europe, Africa, in eastern Palearctic realm and the Near East. The " lesser cockroach" (''i.e.'' as found in Britai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capraiellus
''Capraiellus'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species inclu .... Species The ''Cockroach Species File'' describes the following: *'' Capraiellus haeckelii'' (Bolívar, 1876) synonym ''Ectobius panzeri servillei'' Fernandes, 1962 *'' Capraiellus panzeri'' (Stephens, 1835) synonym '' Ectobius panzeri nigripes'' Fernandes, 1962 *'' Capraiellus tamaninii'' (Galvagni, 1972) References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q49000939 Cockroaches Cockroach genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planuncus
''Planuncus'' is a genus of cockroaches native to Old World (especially Europe) described by Bohn in 2013 and belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The genus was only recently erected in an ongoing effort to create better groupings of species in the Ectobiinae and is composed of species previously classified as ''Ectobius ''Ectobius'' is a genus of non-cosmopolitan cockroaches once thought native to the Old World and described by Stephens in 1835, belonging to the family Ectobiidae, subfamily Ectobiinae. The discovery of 4 ectobius cockroaches in Colorado datin ...'' and '' Phyllodromica'' that share a number of characters to set these off from other species in these genera. The defining characters are mainly in the male genitalia and subgenital plate, so externally the species of the genus are not clearly separable by a common denominator from the remaining species still in the genera ''Ectobius'' or ''Phyllodromica''. Subgenera From the start, three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ischnoptera
''Ischnoptera'' is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. Species These 98 species belong to the genus ''Ischnoptera'': * ''Ischnoptera aglandis'' Roth, 2001 * '' Ischnoptera amazonica'' Rehn, 1916 * '' Ischnoptera angustifrons'' Hebard, 1916 * '' Ischnoptera anisopygia'' Shelford, 1913 * '' Ischnoptera apolinari'' Hebard, 1919 * '' Ischnoptera argentina'' Hebard, 1921 * '' Ischnoptera atrata'' Hebard, 1916 * '' Ischnoptera azteca'' Saussure, 1862 * '' Ischnoptera bahiana'' Rocha e Silva & Fraga, 1976 * '' Ischnoptera bergrothi'' (Griffini, 1896) * '' Ischnoptera bicolorata'' Lopes & Oliveira, 2005 * '' Ischnoptera bicornuta'' Hebard, 1922 * '' Ischnoptera bilunata'' Saussure, 1869 * '' Ischnoptera borellii'' (Giglio-Tos, 1897) * '' Ischnoptera brachyptera'' Princis, 1951 * '' Ischnoptera brasiliana'' Rocha e Silva, 1984 * '' Ischnoptera brattstroemi'' Princis, 1952 * '' Ischnoptera brunnea'' Rocha e Silva, 1964 * '' Ischnoptera caborojoensis'' Roth, 2001 * ''Ischnoptera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
