''Compsodes'' is a genus of hooded cockroaches in the family

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 cockroa ...

. There are at least four described species in ''Compsodes''.

Species

These four species belong to the genus ''Compsodes'': * '' Compsodes cucullatus'' (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894) - hooded cockroach (Central and North America) * '' Compsodes delicatulus'' (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894) (Guatemala) * '' Compsodes perezgelaberti'' Gutiérrez, 2012 (Dominican Republic) * '' Compsodes schwarzi'' (Caudell, 1903) - Schwarz's hooded cockroach (Central and North America) Research published in 2022 has placed the species ''Latindia mexicanus'' in ''Compsodes'', although this is not yet widely accepted.

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* Cockroach genera Corydiidae {{cockroach-stub