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Checklist for Family Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 (Blaberids)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
860
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
13
161
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
5
91
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlaberidae
Saussure, 1864
Blaberids, Giant cockroach, Giant cockroaches
30
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
30 Genera with 95 Species
#ABCDEHLNPRY
Achroblatta Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Anisostylatus Estrada-Álva..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Archimandrita Saussure, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Attaphila Wheeler, 20213SpeciesTaxom
Audreia Shelford, 19147SpeciesTaxom
Biolleya Saussure, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Blabera Serville, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Blaberus Serville, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Blaptica Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cacoblatta Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Calolampra Saussure, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Capucina Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Capucinella Hebard, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cariacasia Rehn, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Colapteroblatta Hebard, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Epilampra Burmeister, 198117SpeciesTaxom
Eublaberus Hebard, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Hormetica Burmeister, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyporhicnoda Hebard, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Litopeltis Hebard, 19288SpeciesTaxom
Nauphoeta Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Panchlora Burmeister, 186220SpeciesTaxom
Pelloblatta Rehn, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Phoetalia Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phortioeca Saussure, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelis Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparobia Krauss, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ylangella Roth, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
95 Species
Achroblatta luteola Blanchard, 1843
Anisostylatus elena Estrada-Álva..., 2025
Archimandrita marmorata Stoll, 1813Marbled gargantuan cockroach
Archimandrita tessellata Rehn, J. A. G., 1903Peppered cockroach
Attaphila flava Gurney, 1937
Attaphila fungicola Wheeler, 1900Ant cockroach
Attaphila paucisetosa Bohn & Klass, 2021
Audreia belli Fisk and Schal, 1981
Audreia bromeliadarum (Caudell, 1914)⇒ Epilampra bromeliadarum Caudell, 1914
Audreia bromeliarum Caudell, 1914
Audreia carinulata Saussure, 1895
Audreia gatunae (Hebard, 1920)⇒ Epilampra gatunae Hebard, 1920
Audreia involucris Fisk and Schal, 1981
Audreia marginata (Caudell, 1914)⇒ Litopeltis bispinosa Saussure, 1893
Biolleya alaris Saussure, 1897
Blabera claraziana (Serville, 1838)⇒ Blaptica dubia Serville, 1838
Blaberus atropos Stoll, 1813
Blaberus colosseus Illiger, 1801
Blaberus cranifer Burmeister, 1838
Blaberus craniifer Burmeister, 1838Death's Head Cockroach
Blaberus discoidalis Serville, 1839Discoid cockroach
Blaberus giganteus Linnaeus, 1758Central American Giant Cockroach
Blaberus parafusiformis Lopes and Ol..., 2013
Blaberus trapezoideus Burmeister, ..., 1969
Blaptica dubia Serville, 1838Argentinian wood cockroach
Cacoblatta scabra Saussure, 1893
Calolampra carinulata (Saussure, 1895)⇒ Audreia carinulata Saussure, 1895
Calolampra cicatricosa (Rehn, J. A. G., 1903)⇒ Epilampra cicatricosa Rehn, J. A. G., 1903
Capucina patula Walker, F., 1871
Capucinella fragilis Hebard, 1929
Cariacasia capucina Rehn, J. A. G., 1928
Colapteroblatta adenophora Hebard, 1919
Derocalymma porcellio Gerstaecker, 1869
Epilampra abdomen-nigrum De Geer, 1773
Epilampra abdomennigrum De Geer, 1773
Epilampra amapae Rocha e Silv..., 1962
Epilampra azteca Saussure, 1868
Epilampra belli Fisk & Schal, 1981
Epilampra bromeliadarum Caudell, 1914
Epilampra carinulata Saussure, 1895
Epilampra cicatricosa Rehn, J. A. G., 1903
Epilampra columbiana Saussure, 1895
Epilampra crassa Saussure, 1868
Epilampra gatunae Hebard, 1920
Epilampra insularis Bolivar, 1888
Epilampra involucris Fisk & Schal, 1981
Epilampra maya (Rehn, J. A. G., 1902)⇒ Epilampra abdomen-nigrum De Geer, 1773
Epilampra mexicana (Saussure, 1862)⇒ Epilampra insularis Bolivar, 1888
Epilampra rothi Fisk & Schal, 1981
Epilampra unistilata Fisk & Schal, 1981
Eublaberus distanti Kirby, W. F., 1903Four-spot Roach
Eublaberus posticus Erichson, 1848Orange Head Cockroach
Hyporhicnoda carinata Biolley, 1900
Hyporhicnoda humilior Hebard, 1933
Hyporhicnoda litomorpha Hebard, 1921
Hyporhicnoda reflexa Saussure & Z..., 1893
Hyporhicnoda ultima Grandcolas, 1993
Litopeltis biolleyi Saussure, 1895
Litopeltis bispinosa Saussure, 1893
Litopeltis brevitarsis Saussure, 1893
Litopeltis calverti Rehn, J. A. G., 1928
Litopeltis deianira Rehn, J. A. G., 1928
Litopeltis musarum Rehn, J. A. G., 1928
Litopeltis oreas Rehn, J. A. G., 1928
Litopeltis votos Rehn, J. A. G., 1928
Nauphoeta cinerea Olivier, 1789Cinereous cockroach
Panchlora acolhua (Saussure & Z..., 1893)⇒ Panchlora minor Saussure & Z..., 1893
Panchlora azteca Saussure, 1862
Panchlora cahita Hebard, 1923Clark Valley larkspur
Panchlora colombiae Hebard, 1919
Panchlora cribrosa Saussure & Z..., 1893
Panchlora exoleta Burmeister, 1838Green banana roach
Panchlora fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1893
Panchlora hebardi Princis, 1951
Panchlora lancadon Saussure, 1864
Panchlora latipennis Saussure & Z..., 1893Speckled-brown cockroach
Panchlora mexicana Saussure, 1862
Panchlora minor Saussure & Z..., 1893
Panchlora montezuma Saussure & Z..., 1893
Panchlora nigriventris Shelford, 1912
Panchlora nivea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Panchlora hebardi Princis, 1951
Panchlora panchlora Princis, 1951
Panchlora peruana Saussure, 1864
Panchlora tolteca Saussure, 1873
Panchlora translucida Kirby, W. F., 1903
Panchlora zendala Saussure, 1862
Pelloblatta lata Rehn, J. A. G., 1903Silver lupine
Pelloblatta reyesi Gurney & L. ..., 1972
Phoetalia pallida Brunner von ..., 1865Pale-bordered cockroach
Phortioeca maximiliani Saussure, 1868
Phortioeca phoraspoides Walker, F., 1871
Pycnoscelis surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Surinam cockroach
Pycnoscelus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Greenhouse cockroach
Rhyparobia maderae Fabricius, 1781Drummer
Ylangella truncata Roth, L. M., 2002

Subnodes of Blaberidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAttaphilinae
Bolivar, 1901
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBlaberinae
Brunner, 1865
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEpilamprinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
8
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyhaloinae
Finot, 1897
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPanchlorinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
4
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPerisphaerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPycnoscelinae
McKittrick, 1964
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZetoborinae
Walker, 1868
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Blaberidae at artfakta.se
Blaberidae at dyntaxa.se
Blaberidae at gbif.org
Blaberidae at irmng.org
Blaberidae at itis.gov