Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of 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 ...
(
cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are a Paraphyly, 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 we ...
es). 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
''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 ...
,
Capraiellus, Phyllodromica'' and ''
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 gro ...
''
* ''
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''
''Cockroach Species File'' (retrieved 20 July 2020)
/ref> 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, 1908 – worldwide
* '' Attaphila'' Wheeler, 1900 (Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
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* '' Blattella'' Caudell, 1903[
* '' Lobopterella'' Princis, 1957][
* '' Parcoblatta'' Shellford, 1911][
* '' Pseudomops'' Serville, 1831][
* '' Saltoblattella'' Bohn, Picker, Klass & Colville, 2009][
* '' Temnopteryx'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865]
Ectobiinae
§ Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
* '' Arbiblatta'' Chopard, 1936
* '' Capraiellus'' Harz, 1976
* '' Choristima'' Tepper, 1895
* ''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 ...
'' Stephens, 1835Planuncus
''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 gro ...
'' Bohn, 2013
* '' Pseudectoneura'' Princis, 1974
* '' Stenectoneura'' Hebard, 1943
* '' Theganopteryx'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Nyctiborinae
§ – south America
* '' Eunyctibora'' Shelford, 1908
* '' Eushelfordia'' Hebard, 1925
* '' Eushelfordiella'' Lopes & Oliveira, 2007
* ''Megaloblatta
''Megaloblatta'' is a genus of cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae. It includes the largest living species of cockroach, '' Megaloblatta longipennis'', which can grow to in length and have a wingspan of up to .
''Megaloblatta'', like many othe ...
'' Dohrn, 1887
* '' Muzoa'' Hebard, 1921
* '' Nyctantonina'' Vélez, 2013
* '' Nyctibora'' Burmeister, 1838Paratropes
''Paratropes'' is a genus of Cockroach, cockroaches within the family Ectobiidae. There are currently 14 species assigned to the genus. Members of this genus are distributed across North America, North and South America in countries such as Mexico ...
'' Serville, 1838
* '' Pseudischnoptera'' Saussure, 1869
Pseudophyllodromiinae
Worldwide distribution
* '' Pseudophyllodromia'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
* ''Supella
'' Supella''Shelford (1911) ''Ent. mon. Mag.'' 2 22: 155 is a genus of cosmopolitan and wild cockroaches, in the family Ectobiidae
Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many o ...
'' Shelford, 1911
Genera ''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
''
* '' Africablatta'' Rehn, 1933: ''A. patricia'' (Gerstaecker, 1883)
* '' Akaniblatta'' Princis, 1969
* '' Alsteinia'' Hanitsch, 1950
* '' Anareolaria'' Shelford, 1909
* '' Aneurinita'' Hebard, 1935
* '' Anisopygia'' Saussure, 1893
* '' Antitheton'' Hebard, 1919
* '' Aphlebiella'' Princis, 1965
* '' Aruistra'' Princis, 1965
* '' Astyloblatta'' Bey-Bienko, 1954
* '' Atticola'' Bolívar, 1905
* '' Blattellina'' Princis, 1951
* '' Lanta'' Hebard, 1921
* many others
See also
* 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 ...
* Pest control
Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment. The human response depends on the importance of the damage done and will range ...
References
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Cockroach families