Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (

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Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species.

Notable species

Notable species within this family include: * Cape mountain cockroach – ''Aptera fusca'' * Dwarf cave cockroach – ''Blaberus atropos=Blaberus fusca'' *

Death's head cockroach The death's head cockroach (''Blaberus craniifer'') is a species of cockroach belonging to the family Blaberidae. It is often confused with the discoid cockroach, ''Blaberus discoidalis'', due to its similar appearance. It is distinguished by jet ...

– ''Blaberus craniifer'' *

False death's head cockroach ''Blaberus discoidalis'', commonly known as the discoid cockroach, tropical cockroach, West Indian leaf cockroach, false death's head cockroach, Haitian cockroach, and drummer, is a cockroach native to Central America of the “giant cockroach” ...

– ''Blaberus discoidalis'' * Dubia cockroach – ''Blaptica dubia'' * Green banana cockroach – ''Panchlora nivea'' *

Madagascar hissing cockroach The Madagascar hissing cockroach (''Gromphadorhina portentosa''), also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching at maturity. They are native to the island of Madagascar, which is off ...

– ''Gromphadorhina portentosa'' *

Speckled cockroach The speckled cockroach, lobster cockroach, or (small) cinereous cockroach (''Nauphoeta cinerea'') is a species of cockroach in the family Blaberidae. It is the sole species in the genus ''Nauphoeta''. Taxonomy This species was originally descr ...

– ''Nauphoeta cinerea'' *

Surinam cockroach The Surinam cockroach or greenhouse cockroach (''Pycnoscelus surinamensis'') is a species of burrowing cockroach. It is a common plant pest endemic to the Indomalayan realm that has spread to tropical and into subtropical regions around the world ...

– ''Pycnoscelus surinamensis'' *

Giant burrowing cockroach The giant burrowing cockroach (''Macropanesthia rhinoceros'') is also known as the rhinoceros cockroach, and Queensland giant cockroach. These cockroaches are native to Australia and mostly found in tropical and subtropical parts of Queensland. ...

– ''Macropanesthia rhinoceros''

Genera

*Subfamily Attaphilinae **''

Attaphila ''Attaphila'' is a genus of cockroaches that live as myrmecophiles in the nests of leaf-cutting ants. They have been suggested to feed on the fungus their host ants farm, or on the cuticular lipids of ant workers. ''Attaphila'' are not attacke ...

'' *Subfamily Blaberinae **'' Achroblatta'' **'' Anchoblatta'' **'' Antioquita'' **'' Archimandrita'' **'' Aspiduchus'' **'' Cacoblatta'' **'' Capucinella'' **'' Cariacasia'' **'' Bionoblatta'' **'' Blaberus'' **'' Blaptica'' **'' Brachycola'' **'' Byrsotria'' **''

Eublaberus ''Eublaberus'' is a genus of cockroaches closely related to '' Blaberus''. Among the differences are proportionately somewhat shorter, stouter limbs, a broad blackish bar on the caudal margin (rear) of the pronotum The prothorax is the foremo ...

'' **'' Glomerexis'' **'' Glyptopeltis'' **''

Gromphadorhina ''Gromphadorhina'' is one of several roach genera in the tribe Gromphadorhini, all from the island of Madagascar. It is one of several genera known collectively known as hissing cockroaches, and common in the pet trade. In the older literature, t ...

'' **'' Hemiblabera'' **'' Hiereoblatta'' **'' Hormetica'' **'' Hyporhicnoda'' **'' Kemneria'' **'' Lucihormetica'' **'' Mesoblaberus'' **'' Minablatta'' **'' Mioblatta'' **'' Monachoda'' **'' Monastria'' **'' Neorhicnoda'' **'' Oxycercus'' **'' Paradicta'' **'' Parahormetica'' **'' Petasodes'' **'' Phoetalia'' **'' Pseudogyna'' **'' Sibylloblatta'' **'' Styphon'' *Subfamily Diplopterinae **'' Calolampra'' **''

Diploptera ''Diploptera'', also known as the beetle cockroach, is a genus of blaberid cockroaches. Cockroaches of this genus resemble beetles, with hardened tegmina and cross-folded hindwings. They live in tropical forests in South China and Southeast A ...

'' *Subfamily Epilamprinae **'' Acroporoblatta'' **'' Anisolampra'' **'' Aptera'' **'' Apsidopis'' **'' Ataxigamia'' **'' Audreia'' **'' Blepharodera'' **'' Calolamprodes'' **'' Colapteroblatta'' **'' Compsolampra'' **'' Cyrtonotula'' **'' Derocardia'' **'' Dryadoblatta'' **'' Elfridaia'' **'' Epilampra'' **'' Galiblatta'' **'' Haanina'' **'' Homalopteryx'' **'' Litopeltis'' **'' Miroblatta'' **'' Molytria'' **'' Morphna'' **'' Nauclidas'' **'' Notolampra'' **'' Opisthoplatia'' **'' Phlebonotus'' **'' Phoraspis'' **'' Pinaconota'' **'' Placoblatta'' **'' Poroblatta'' **'' Phortioeca'' **'' Pseudophoraspis'' **'' Pseudoplatia'' **'' Rhabdoblatta'' **'' Rhicnoda'' **'' Stictolampra'' **'' Stictomorphna'' **''

Thorax The thorax or chest is a part of the anatomy of humans, mammals, and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the cre ...

'' **'' Ylangella'' *Subfamily Geoscapheinae **'' Geoscapheus'' **'' Macropanesthia'' **'' Neogeoscapheus'' **'' Parapanesthia'' *Subfamily Gyninae **'' Alloblatta'' **'' Evea'' **'' Gyna'' **'' Paraprincisaria'' **'' Paraplecta'' **'' Princisaria'' **'' Progonogamia'' **'' Thliptoblatta'' *Subfamily Oxyhaloinae **'' Aeluropoda'' **'' Ateloblatta'' **'' Coleoblatta'' **'' Griffiniella'' **''

'' **'' Heminauphoeta'' **'' Henschoutedenia'' **'' Jagrehnia'' **'' Leucophaea'' **'' Nauphoeta'' **'' Oxyhaloa'' **'' Pelloblatta'' **'' Pronauphoeta'' *Subfamily Panchlorinae **'' Achroblatta'' **'' Anchoblatta'' **'' Biolleya'' **'' Panchlora'' **'' Pelloblatta'' *Subfamily

Panesthiinae Panesthiinae is a subfamily of giant cockroaches (Blaberidae) mostly found in Indo-Malaysia and Australia. Genera * Ancaudellia * Annamoblatta * Caeparia * Microdina * Miopanesthia * Panesthia * Salganea References {{Cockroach- ...

**'' Ancaudellia'' **'' Annamoblatta'' **'' Caeparia'' **'' Microdina'' **'' Miopanesthia'' **''

Panesthia ''Panesthia'' is a large genus of burrowing giant cockroach in the subfamily Panesthiinae. It is subsocial and its species are mainly found in Southeast Asia, coastal East Asia, Australasia, and Indo-Malaysia. Species list * Panesthia ancaud ...

'' **'' Salganea'' *Subfamily Perisphaerinae **'' Bantua'' **'' Compsagis'' **'' Cyrtotria'' **'' Derocalymma'' **'' Ellipsica'' **'' Elliptoblatta'' **'' Gymnonyx'' **'' Hostilia'' **'' Hyposphaeria'' **'' Laxta'' **'' Neolaxta'' **'' Perisphaerus'' (= ''Perisphaeria'') **'' Pilema'' (= ''Pronaonota'') **'' Platysilpha'' **'' Poeciloblatta'' **'' Poeciloderrhis'' **'' Pseudoglomeris'' **'' Pseudocalolampra'' **'' Trichoblatta'' **'' Zuluia'' *Subfamily Pycnoscelinae **'' Pycnoscelus'' **'' Stilpnoblatta'' *Subfamily Zetoborinae **'' Capucina'' **'' Lanxoblatta'' **'' Parasphaeria'' **'' Phortioeca'' **'' Schizopilia'' **'' Shultesia'' **'' Thanatophyllum'' **'' Tribonium'' **'' Zetobora'' **'' Zetoborella'' *Subfamily uncertain **'' Africalolampra'' **'' Apotrogia'' **'' Diplopoterina'' **'' Eustegasta'' **'' Gynopeltis'' **'' Hedaia'' **'' Isoniscus'' **'' Phenacisma''

Taxonomy note

Among the genera of uncertain subfamily, '' Eustegasta'' and '' Isoniscus'' have been removed from subfamily Perisphaerinae .

References

* Cockroach families {{Cockroach-stub