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 – ''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'' **''

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'' **'' Aspiduchus'' **'' Cacoblatta'' **'' Capucinella'' **'' Cariacasia'' **'' Bionoblatta'' **''

Blaberus ''Blaberus'' is a genus of cockroaches generally found in South America. About 19 species are in the genus, and they are popular among hobbyists as feed for other arthropods ('' Blaberus discoidalis'' in particular serves this function) or as pet ...

'' **'' Blaptica'' **'' Brachycola'' **'' Byrsotria'' **'' Eublaberus'' **'' Glomerexis'' **'' Glyptopeltis'' **'' Gromphadorhina'' **'' Hemiblabera'' **'' Hiereoblatta'' **'' Hormetica'' **'' Hyporhicnoda'' **'' Kemneria'' **''

Lucihormetica ''Lucihormetica'' is a South American genus of giant cockroaches from the family Blaberidae, collectively referred to as glowspot cockroaches. It has been anecdotally reported that the thoracic spots of males are bioluminescent, but detailed re ...

'' **'' Mesoblaberus'' **'' Minablatta'' **'' Mioblatta'' **'' Monachoda'' **'' Monastria'' **'' Neorhicnoda'' **'' Oxycercus'' **'' Paradicta'' **'' Parahormetica'' **'' Petasodes'' **'' Phoetalia'' **'' Pseudogyna'' **'' Sibylloblatta'' **'' Styphon'' *Subfamily Diplopterinae **''

Calolampra ''Calolampra'' is a genus of Australian cockroaches in the family Blaberidae Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species. Notable species Notable species within this family ...

'' **'' Diploptera'' *Subfamily

Epilamprinae 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 cockroa ...

**'' Acroporoblatta'' **'' Anisolampra'' **'' Aptera'' **'' Apsidopis'' **'' Ataxigamia'' **'' Audreia'' **'' Blepharodera'' **'' Calolamprodes'' **'' Colapteroblatta'' **'' Compsolampra'' **'' Cyrtonotula'' **'' Derocardia'' **'' Dryadoblatta'' **'' Elfridaia'' **''

Epilampra ''Epilampra'' is a genus of cockroach in the family Blaberidae. There are more than 70 described species in the genus ''Epilampra''. Species These 71 species belong to the genus ''Epilampra'': * ''Epilampra abdomennigrum'' (De Geer, 1773) * ''E ...

'' **'' Galiblatta'' **'' Haanina'' **'' Homalopteryx'' **'' Litopeltis'' **'' Miroblatta'' **'' Molytria'' **'' Morphna'' **'' Nauclidas'' **'' Notolampra'' **''

Opisthoplatia ''Opisthoplatia'' is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blaberidae. There are at least two described species in ''Opisthoplatia'', found in south and east Asia, and Indomalaya. The genus was monotypic until a species from the Philippines, ''Op ...

'' **'' Phlebonotus'' **'' Phoraspis'' **'' Pinaconota'' **'' Placoblatta'' **'' Poroblatta'' **'' Phortioeca'' **'' Pseudophoraspis'' **'' Pseudoplatia'' **'' Rhabdoblatta'' **'' Rhicnoda'' **'' Stictolampra'' **'' Stictomorphna'' **''

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'' **'' Ylangella'' *Subfamily Geoscapheinae **'' Geoscapheus'' **''

Macropanesthia ''Macropanesthia'' is a genus of cockroaches belonging to the family Blaberidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia. Species Species: *''Macropanesthia ferrugineipes'' *''Macropanesthia heppleorum'' *''Macropanesthia intermo ...

'' **'' Neogeoscapheus'' **'' Parapanesthia'' *Subfamily

Gyninae Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family (biology), family Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species. Notable species Notable species within this family include: * Aptera fusca, Cape mountain cockroach – ''Apter ...

**'' Alloblatta'' **''

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'' **'' Paraprincisaria'' **'' Paraplecta'' **'' Princisaria'' **'' Progonogamia'' **'' Thliptoblatta'' *Subfamily Oxyhaloinae **'' Aeluropoda'' **'' Ateloblatta'' **'' Coleoblatta'' **'' Griffiniella'' **'' Gromphadorhina'' **'' Heminauphoeta'' **'' Henschoutedenia'' **'' Jagrehnia'' **'' Leucophaea'' **'' Nauphoeta'' **'' Oxyhaloa'' **'' Pelloblatta'' **'' Pronauphoeta'' *Subfamily Panchlorinae **'' Achroblatta'' **'' Anchoblatta'' **'' Biolleya'' **'' Panchlora'' **'' Pelloblatta'' *Subfamily Panesthiinae **'' Ancaudellia'' **'' Annamoblatta'' **'' Caeparia'' **'' Microdina'' **'' Miopanesthia'' **'' Panesthia'' **''

Salganea ''Salganea'' is a genus of South East Asian cockroaches in the subfamily Panesthiinae Panesthiinae is a subfamily of giant cockroaches (Blaberidae) mostly found in Indo-Malaysia and Australia. Genera * Ancaudellia * Annamoblatta * Cae ...

'' *Subfamily Perisphaerinae **'' Bantua'' **'' Compsagis'' **'' Cyrtotria'' **'' Derocalymma'' **'' Ellipsica'' **'' Elliptoblatta'' **'' Gymnonyx'' **''

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'' **'' 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 ''Schizopilia'' is a genus of South American cockroaches. Species This genus contains the following species: * '' Schizopilia fissicollis'' (Saussure 1864) * '' Schizopilia neblinensis'' (Lindemann, 1971) References Cockroach genera ...

'' **'' Shultesia'' **'' Thanatophyllum'' **'' Tribonium'' **''

Zetobora ''Zetobora'' is a genus of cockroaches belonging to the family Blaberidae. The species of this genus are found in America. Species: * '' Zetobora aberrans'' Giglio-Tos, 1898 * '' Zetobora ampla'' (Hebard, 1921) Homonyms Two other entomolog ...

'' **'' 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