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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 well-known as Pest (organism), pests. The cockroaches are an ancient group, with their ancestors, known as "Roachoid, 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 Insect mouthparts, mouthparts of aphids and other Hemiptera, 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 Köppen climate classification, climates, from Arctic cold to Tropics, tropical heat. Tropical cockroaches are often much larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 aquatic. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary. It is often misidentified as a palmetto bug. Despite their name, American cockroaches are native to Africa and the Middle East. They are believed to have been introduced to the Americas only from the 17th century AD onward as a result of human commercial patterns, including the Atlantic slave trade. Distribution Despite the name, none of the ''Periplaneta'' species is native to the Americas; ''P. americana'' was introduced to what is now the United States from Africa as early as 1625. They are now common in tropical climates because human activity has extended the insects' range of habitation, and are virtually cosmopolitan in distribution as a result of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 . It is dark brown or black in color and has a glossy body. The female has a somewhat different appearance from the male, appearing to be wingless at a casual glance, but is brachypterous, having non-functional wings just below her head. She has a wider body than the male. The male has long wings, which cover three quarters of the abdomen and are brown in color, and has a narrower body. Both of them are flightless. The female oriental cockroach looks somewhat similar to the Florida woods cockroach and may be mistaken for it. Originally endemic to the Crimean Peninsula and the region around the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, its distribution is now cosmopolitan. Habitat Oriental cockroaches tend to travel somewhat more slowly than other s ... [...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] |
German Cockroach
The German cockroach (''Blattella germanica''), colloquially known as the croton bug, is a species of small cockroach, typically about long. In color it varies from tan to almost black, and it has two dark, roughly parallel, streaks on the pronotum running anteroposteriorly from behind the head to the base of the wings. Although ''B. germanica'' has wings, it can barely fly, although it may glide when disturbed. Of the few species of cockroach that are domestic pests, it probably is the most widely troublesome example. It is very closely related to the Asian cockroach, and to the casual observer, the two appear nearly identical and may be mistaken for each other. However, the Asian cockroach is attracted to light and can fly like a moth, while the German cockroach cannot. Biology and pest status The German cockroach occurs widely in human buildings, but is particularly associated with restaurants, food processing facilities, hotels, and institutional establishments such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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] |
Blaberidae
Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family 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 – ''Blaberus craniifer'' * False death's head cockroach – ''Blaberus discoidalis'' * Dubia cockroach – ''Blaptica dubia'' * Green banana cockroach – ''Panchlora nivea'' * Madagascar hissing cockroach – ''Gromphadorhina portentosa'' * Speckled cockroach – ''Nauphoeta cinerea'' * Surinam cockroach – ''Pycnoscelus surinamensis'' * Giant burrowing cockroach – ''Macropanesthia rhinoceros'' Genera *Subfamily Attaphilinae **'' Attaphila'' *Subfamily Blaberinae **'' Achroblatta'' **'' Anchoblatta'' **'' Antioquita'' **'' Archimandrita'' **'' Aspiduchus'' **'' Cacoblatta'' **'' Capucinella'' **'' Cariacasia'' **'' Bionoblatta'' **''Blaberus'' **'' Blaptica'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 sharply contrasting pale or yellow margin. It is very similar in appearance to the American cockroach and may be easily mistaken for it. It is, however, slightly smaller than the American cockroach, and has a yellow margin on the thorax and yellow streaks at its sides near the wing base. Distribution Despite its name, the Australian cockroach is a cosmopolitan species, and an introduced species in Australia. ''P. australasiae'' probably originated in Africa. It is very common in the southern United States and in tropical climates, and can be found in many locations throughout the world due to its travels by shipping and commerce between locations. Habitat It prefers warmer climates and is not cold-tolerant, but it may be able to surv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blattidae
Blattidae is a cockroach family in the order Blattodea containing several of the most common household cockroaches. Some notable species include: * ''Blatta orientalis'': Oriental cockroach, * Common shining cockroach: (''Drymaplaneta communis'') * Florida woods cockroach: (''Eurycotis floridana'') * ''Periplaneta'' spp: American cockroach, Australian cockroach, Brown cockroach, Smokybrown cockroach * ''Shelfordella'' spp: Turkestan cockroach * 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 * '' Afrostylopyga'' Anisyutkin, 2014 * '' Apterisca'' Princis, 1963 * '' Blatta'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Brinckella'' Princis, 1963 * '' Cartoblatta'' Shelford, 1910 * ''Celatoblatta'' Johns, 1966 * ''Deropel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Termite
Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattodea (along with cockroaches). Termites were once classified in a separate order from cockroaches, but recent phylogenetic studies indicate that they evolved from cockroaches, as they are deeply nested within the group, and the sister group to wood eating cockroaches of the genus ''Cryptocercus''. Previous estimates suggested the divergence took place during the Jurassic or Triassic. More recent estimates suggest that they have an origin during the Late Jurassic, with the first fossil records in the Early Cretaceous. About 3,106 species are currently described, with a few hundred more left to be described. Although these insects are often called "white ants", they are not ants, and are not closely related to ants. Like ants and some bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocticolidae
Nocticolidae is a small family in the order Blattodea (cockroaches). It consists of only 32 known species in 9 genera. They are found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Most live in cave habitats, although a few are associated with termites. Cave adapted species are known from the Cenomanian aged 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 ..., making them the oldest extant cavernicolous organisms. Genera The family includes the following genera: * '' Alluaudellina'' Chopard, 1932 * '' Cardacopsis'' Karny, 1924 * '' Cardacus'' Strand, 1928 * '' Metanocticola'' Roth, 1999 * '' Nocticola'' Bolívar, 1892 * '' Pholeosilpha'' Chopard, 1958 * '' Spelaeoblatta'' Bolívar, 1897 * '' Typhloblatta'' Chopard, 1924 * '' Typhloblattodes'' Chopard, 1946 *'' Crenocticola'' Li and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corydiidae
Corydiidae, previously known as Polyphagidae, is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The family is divided into five subfamilies, comprising some 40 genera. One prominent species is the desert cockroach, '' Arenivaga investigata''. Genera Corydiinae * '' Anosigamia'' * '' Arenivaga'' * '' Austropolyphaga'' * '' Eremoblatta'' * '' Ergaula'' * '' Eucorydia'' * '' Eupolyphaga'' * '' Hemelytroblatta'' * '' Heterogamisca'' * '' Heterogamodes'' * '' Homoeogamia'' * '' Hypercompsa'' * '' Leiopteroblatta'' * '' Mononychoblatta'' * '' Nymphrytria'' * '' Polyphaga'' * '' Polyphagina'' * '' Polyphagoides'' * '' Therea'' Latindiinae * '' Buboblatta'' * ''Bucolion'' * '' Compsodes'' * '' Gapudipentax'' * '' Latindia'' * '' Melestora'' * '' Myrmecoblatta'' * '' Paralatindia'' * '' Sinolatindia'' * '' Stenoblatta'' Other * '' Aclavoidea'' * '' Anacompsa'' * '' Ctenoneura'' * '' Euthyrrhapha'' (Euthyrrhaphinae) * '' Holocompsa'' (Holocompsinae) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaplectidae
Anaplectidae is a family of cockroaches in the order Blattodea. Previously placed as a subfamily of the Ectobiidae there are presently (2020) two genera and more than 90 described species in Anaplectidae. Genera These two genera belong to the family Anaplectidae: * ''Anaplecta'' Burmeister, 1838 * ''Maraca A maraca (), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music. It is shaken by a handle and usually played as part of a pair. Maracas (from Guaraní ), also known as tamaracas, were ...'' Hebard, 1926 References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q85741487 Cockroaches Cockroach families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
