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Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. [3] 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. [ 4 ]
Blattoidea is a superfamily of cockroaches and termites in the order Blattodea. There are about 17 families and more than 4,100 described species in Blattoidea. [1] [2] The 12 families of termites are sometimes considered members of the suborder Isoptera, but recent phylogenetic analysis places them within the cockroach superfamily Blattoidea.
Blattidae is a cockroach family in the order Blattodea [2] containing several of the most common household cockroaches. Notable species include: Blatta orientalis: Oriental cockroach, Common shining cockroach: (Drymaplaneta communis) Florida woods cockroach: (Eurycotis floridana)
The Blattodea include some thirty species of cockroaches associated with humans; these species are atypical of the thousands of species in the order. [71] Of those thirty species, four are most commonly encountered as pests: the German cockroach ( Blattella germanica ), American cockroach ( Periplaneta americana ), oriental cockroach ( Blatta ...
Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) [1] [2] 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. [3] A few notable species include:
Lamproblattidae is a small family of South and Central American cockroaches in the order Blattodea. [1] It consists of three genera and 10 species: [1] Eurycanthablatta Fritzsche & Zompro, 2008; E. pugionata Fritzsche & Zompro, 2008: Brazil [2] [3] Lamproblatta Hebard, 1919; L. albipalpus Hebard, 1919: Panama; Colombia; Brazil (Amapá) [4]
The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroach (as their bodies are mostly dark), [1] is a large species of cockroach, adult males being 18–29 mm (23 ⁄ 32 – 1 + 5 ⁄ 32 in) and adult females being 20–27 mm (25 ⁄ 32 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 in). [2]
Pages in category "Blattodea" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...