Blattidae is a

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 ...

family in the order

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 ...

containing several of the most common household cockroaches. Some notable species include: * ''

Blatta orientalis __NOTOC__ The oriental cockroach (''Blatta orientalis''), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroaches (as their bodies are mostly dark), is a large species of cockroach, adult males being and adult females being ...

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Oriental cockroach __NOTOC__ The oriental cockroach (''Blatta orientalis''), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroaches (as their bodies are mostly dark), is a large species of cockroach, adult males being and adult females being ...

, * Common shining cockroach: (''Drymaplaneta communis'') * Florida woods cockroach: (''

Eurycotis floridana The Florida woods cockroach or palmetto bug (''Eurycotis floridana'') is a large cockroach species which typically grows to a length of . When alarmed, adults can eject an extremely foul-smelling directional spray up to 1 m, which inspired sever ...

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Periplaneta ''Periplaneta'' is a genus of cockroaches. Selected species Species include: * '' Periplaneta aboriginea'' Roth, 1994 * ''Periplaneta americana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – American cockroach * '' Periplaneta australasiae'' (Fabricius, 1775) – Aust ...

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American cockroach The american cockroach (''Periplaneta americana'') is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. In certain regions of the U.S. it is colloquially known as the waterbug, though it is not a true waterbug since it is not ...

Australian cockroach The Australian cockroach (''Periplaneta australasiae'') is a common species of tropical cockroach, with a length of . It is brown overall, with the tegmina having a conspicuous lateral pale stripe or margin, and the pronotum (head shield) with a ...

Brown cockroach The brown cockroach (''Periplaneta brunnea'') is a species of cockroach in the family Blattidae. It is probably originally native to Africa, but today it has a circumtropical distribution, having been widely introduced.

Smokybrown cockroach The smokybrown cockroach (''Periplaneta fuliginosa'') is a large species of cockroach, winged, and growing to a length of .Appel, A. G., & Smith II, L. M. (2002). Biology and management of the smokybrown cockroach. ''Annual Review of Entomology' ...

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Shelfordella ''Shelfordella'' is a genus of 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 hu ...

'' spp:

Turkestan cockroach The Turkestan cockroach (''Shelfordella lateralis'', often referred to as ''Blatta lateralis''), also known as the rusty red cockroach, red runner cockroach or simply rusty red, red runner, or lat, is a primarily outdoor-dwelling cockroach nati ...

* Botany Bay cockroach: ('' Polyzosteria limbata'')

Subfamilies and genera

Archiblattinae

Auth. Kirby, 1904; distribution: SE Asia * '' Archiblatta'' Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862 * '' Catara'' Walker, 1868 * '' Protagonista'' Latreille, 1810

Blattinae

Auth. Latreille, 1810; distribution: Worldwide; synonym Duchailluiinae Roth, 2003 Methana parva

* '' Afrostylopyga'' Anisyutkin, 2014 * '' Apterisca'' Princis, 1963 * ''

Blatta ''Blatta'' is a genus of cockroaches. The name ''Blatta'' represents a specialised use of Latin ''blatta'', meaning a light-shunning insect. Species Species include: * ''Blatta orientalis'' Linnaeus, 1758 Oriental cockroach * ''Blatta furcata' ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Brinckella'' Princis, 1963 * '' Cartoblatta'' Shelford, 1910 * ''

Celatoblatta ''Celatoblatta'' is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blattidae with species from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map ...

'' Johns, 1966 * ''

Deropeltis ''Deropeltis'' is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blattidae Blattidae is a cockroach family in the order Blattodea containing several of the most common household cockroaches. Some notable species include: * ''Blatta orientalis'': Orie ...

'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Dorylaea'' Stål, 1877 * '' Duchailluia'' Rehn, 1933 * '' Eroblatta'' Shelford, 1910 * '' Eumethana'' Princis, 1951 * '' Hebardina'' Bei-Bienko, 1938 * '' Henicotyle'' Rehn & Hebard, 1927 * '' Homalosilpha'' Stål, 1874 * '' Macrostylopyga'' Anisyutkin, Anichkin & Thinh, 2013 * '' Maoriblatta'' Princis, 1966 * '' Mimosilpha'' Bei-Bienko, 1957 * '' Miostylopyga'' Princis, 1966 * '' Neostylopyga'' Shelford, 1911 * '' Pelmatosilpha'' Dohrn, 1887 * ''

'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Pseudoderopeltis'' Krauss, 1890 * '' Scabinopsis'' Bei-Bienko, 1969 * ''

'' Adelung, 1910 * '' Thyrsocera'' Burmeister, 1838 *†'' Bubosa''

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The ...

, Myanmar,

Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the ICS' geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or the lowest stage of the Upper Cretaceous Series. An age is a unit of geochronology; it is a unit of time; the stage is a unit in the s ...

Macrocercinae

Auth. Roth, 1993; distribution: Australasia * '' Macrocerca'' Hanitsch, 1930

Polyzosteriinae

Auth. Tepper, 1893; distribution: central & south America, Pacific islands, Australasia * '' Anamesia'' Tepper, 1893 * '' Cosmozosteria'' Stål, 1874 * '' Desmozosteria'' Shelford, 1909 * ''

Drymaplaneta ''Drymaplaneta'' is an Australia, Australian genus of cockroaches. It belongs to family Blattidae, subfamily Polyzosteriinae and tribe Methanini.Mackerras, M.J. 1968: Australian Blattidae (Blattodea) IX. Revision of the Polyzosteriinae tribe Met ...

'' Tepper, 1893 * '' Eppertia'' Shaw, 1925 * '' Eurycotis'' Stål, 1874 * '' Euzosteria'' Shelford, 1909 *'' Laevifaciesquadrialata'' *'' Leptozosteria'' Tepper, 1893 * '' Megazosteria'' Mackerras, 1966 * '' Melanozosteria'' Stål, 1874 * ''

Methana Methana ( el, Μέθανα) is a town and a former municipality on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia-Methana, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has ...

'' Stål, 1877 * '' Platyzosteria'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 * '' Polyzosteria'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Pseudolampra'' Tepper, 1893 * '' Scabina'' Shelford, 1909 * '' Temnelytra'' Tepper, 1893 * '' Zonioploca'' Stål, 1874

References

External links

Gallery of cockroaches
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