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Taxonomy of Family Blaberidae Saussure, 1864
Blaberids, giant cockroach, Giant cockroaches


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
652
12648
108742
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
129
1844
16974
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Blaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
5
619
6874
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyBlaberidae
Saussure, 1864
Blaberids, Giant cockroach, Giant cockroaches
264
2549
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Blaberidae Saussure, 1864
SubfamilyAttaphilinae
Bolivar, 1901
1
12
Genus
Species
SubfamilyBlaberinae
Brunner, 1865
34
250
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCalolamprodinae
Y-S Wang and Z-Q Wang in Y S Wang et al, 2023
1
8
Genus
Species
SubfamilyDiplopterinae
Handlirsch, 1925
1
19
Genus
Species
SubfamilyEpilamprinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
59
844
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGeoscapheinae
Tepper, 1893
4
38
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGyninae
Princis, 1960
9
73
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNauphoetinae
Saussure, 1864
  ⇒ Nauphoetini
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOxyhaloinae
Finot, 1897
18
179
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPanchlorinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
5
100
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPanesthiinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
12
262
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPanesthinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
  ⇒ Panesthiinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyParanauphoetinae
Rehn, 1951
1
32
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPerisphaeriinae
Brunner, 1865
7
138
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPerisphaerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
18
243
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPycnoscelinae
McKittrick, 1964
4
48
Genera
Species
SubfamilyRhabdoblattellinae
Y-S Wang and Z-Q Wang in Y S Wang et al, 2023
1
9
Genus
Species
SubfamilyZetoborinae
Walker, 1868
16
100
Genera
Species
GenusAcanthoblatta
Hamtsch, 1950
  ⇒ Rhyparobia
1Species
GenusAcanthogyna
Chopard, 1927
  ⇒ Apotrogia
1Species
GenusAgis
Rehn, 1933
  ⇒ Cyrtotria
5Species
GenusAncaudiella
1Species
GenusApotragia
Kirby, 1900
3Species
GenusApotrogia
Kirby, 1900
3Species
GenusBion
Rehn, 1937
1Species
GenusBlabera
Serville, 1838
  ⇒ Blaberus
54Species
GenusBlaberites
Statz, 1939
1Species
GenusBlapherodera
Brunner, 1893
  ⇒ Blepharodera
0Species
GenusBrachycalolamprodes
Anisyutkin, 1999
  ⇒ Calolamprodes
1Species
GenusBrachycolla
Saussure, 1864
  ⇒ Hormetica
2Species
GenusCompsoblatta
Schlechtendal, 1906
  ⇒ Eustegasta
13Species
GenusCulamana
Uvarov, 1939
0Species
GenusCyrtilia
Stål, 1874
0Species
GenusDasyposoma
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
  ⇒ Hormetica
5Species
GenusDiplopterina
Princis, 1963
3Species
GenusEleutheroda
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
  ⇒ Diploptera
1Species
GenusEpilampria
Tepper, 1894
1Species
GenusEustegasta
Gerstaecker, 1883
21Species
GenusExedra
Brunner, 1893
1Species
GenusFanoblatta
Rehn, 1933
0Species
GenusFonsecablatta
Mendes & Pinto, 2001
1Species
GenusFrumentiforma
Li, Wang & Wang, 2018
1Species
GenusGlomeriblatta
Bey-Bienko, 1950
  ⇒ Corydidarum
3Species
GenusGromphadorrhina
0Species
GenusGynopeltis
Gerstaecker, 1869
6Species
GenusHanströmia
Princis, 1949
1Species
GenusHedaia
Saussure & Zehntner in Grandidier, 1895
  ⇒ Epilampra
7Species
GenusHemiblatta
Saussure, 1891
0Species
GenusHeterolampra
Kirby, 1903
  ⇒ Rhabdoblatta
6Species
GenusHeteroplana
Kirby, 1903
  ⇒ Ancaudellia
1Species
GenusHomaloblatta
Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
  ⇒ Perisphaeria
1Species
GenusHomalodemas
Stål, 1856
  ⇒ Derocalymma
3Species
GenusHongoblatta
Ozdikmen, 2008
2Species
GenusHys
Gistel, 1848
  ⇒ Phoraspis
1Species
GenusIsoniscus
Borg, 1902
3Species
GenusLibisoca
Walker, 1868
  ⇒ Blaberus
1Species
GenusLioblatta
Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
2Species
GenusMelanoblatta
Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
0Species
GenusMorphnina
Princis, 1958
0Species
GenusMorphona
1Species
GenusNeocaeparia
Caudell, 1924
  ⇒ Caeparia
1Species
GenusOncerocorypha
Stål, 1871
0Species
GenusOniscomorpha
Godeffroy, 1877
0Species
GenusOniscosoma
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
  ⇒ Laxta
3Species
GenusPanclossiana
1Species
GenusParaphoraspis
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
2Species
GenusPerasphaeria
1Species
GenusPerisphaera
Audinet-Serville, 1838
  ⇒ Perisphaerus
7Species
GenusPhaetalia
0Species
GenusPhenacisma
Karsch, 1896
2Species
GenusPhilobora
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
  ⇒ Tribonium
1Species
GenusPhlebonota
Saussure, 1895
  ⇒ Phlebonotus
0Species
GenusPhlebonotum
0Species
GenusPlana
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  ⇒ Geoscapheus
2Species
GenusPloceophilus
Rehn, 1965
1Species
GenusPollusca
Stål, 1871
0Species
GenusProterodia
Costa, 1866
1Species
GenusPseudopanchlora
Tepper, 1893
0Species
GenusPycnosceloides
Hebard, 1919
1Species
GenusPycnothemis
Handlirsch, 1939
1Species
GenusSisapona
Walker, 1868
  ⇒ Blaberus
1Species
GenusStegoblatta
Anisyutkin & Gröhn, 2012
1Species
GenusStenopilema
Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
  ⇒ Cyrtotria
5Species
GenusThaumatoblatta
Hanitsch, 1950
  ⇒ Apotrogia
1Species
GenusThoracopyga
Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
0Species
GenusThoracopygia
Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
1Species
GenusThysanoblatta
Kirby, 1903
  ⇒ Cyrtotria
1Species
GenusTribonidium
Saussure, 1862
1Species
GenusTrichocoma
Stål, 1871
0Species
GenusTrichomera
Kirby, 1896
1Species
GenusZencophaea
Finot, 1897
0Species

Synonyms
Blaberiens (Saussure, 1864)
Gynopeltidae (Princis, 1960)
Gynopeltididae (Princis, 1963)
Paranauphoetini (Rehn, 1951)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Blaberidae
EnglishBlaberids, Giant cockroach, Giant cockroaches
DutchReuzenkakkerlakken
SwedishJättekackerlackor
FrenchBlaberidés


Distribution and Species lists of Blaberidae Saussure, 1864
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  2 Species
Angola
14 Genera  30 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
15 Genera  35 Species
Australia
34 Genera  188 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
2 Genera  6 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
6 Genera  6 Species
Belize
5 Genera  9 Species
Benin
4 Genera  4 Species
Bhutan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
9 Genera  17 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
10 Genera  15 Species
Brazil
47 Genera  239 Species
Burkina Faso
4 Genera  4 Species
Burundi
3 Genera  3 Species
Cambodia
8 Genera  14 Species
Cameroon
19 Genera  68 Species
Canada
5 Genera  3 Species
Cape Verde
5 Genera  5 Species
Central African Republic
4 Genera  4 Species
Chile
6 Genera  6 Species
China
21 Genera  88 Species
Colombia
30 Genera  62 Species
Comoros
3 Genera  3 Species
Costa Rica
23 Genera  50 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
12 Genera  26 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  2 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
25 Genera  81 Species
Denmark
6 Genera  9 Species
Djibouti
4 Genera  9 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominican Republic
6 Genera  10 Species
Ecuador
20 Genera  39 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
10 Genera  19 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
5 Genera  12 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  2 Species
Finland
2 Genera  2 Species
France
12 Genera  14 Species
Gabon
11 Genera  20 Species
Gambia
3 Genera  5 Species
Germany
14 Genera  24 Species
Ghana
8 Genera  17 Species
Greece
1 Genus  1 Species
Grenada
4 Genera  5 Species
Guatemala
10 Genera  23 Species
Guinea
12 Genera  24 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  2 Species
Guyana
13 Genera  22 Species
Haiti
5 Genera  7 Species
Honduras
7 Genera  10 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
30 Genera  84 Species
Indonesia
35 Genera  188 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  3 Species
Israel
3 Genera  3 Species
Italy
2 Genera  2 Species
Ivory Coast
10 Genera  24 Species
Jamaica
7 Genera  8 Species
Japan
10 Genera  15 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
19 Genera  32 Species
Laos
3 Genera  3 Species
Lesotho
18 Genera  48 Species
Liberia
9 Genera  15 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
22 Genera  74 Species
Malawi
12 Genera  17 Species
Malaysia
21 Genera  77 Species
Maldives
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
2 Genera  3 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
2 Genera  2 Species
Mexico
15 Genera  39 Species
Micronesia
8 Genera  10 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
19 Genera  28 Species
Myanmar
17 Genera  30 Species
Namibia
10 Genera  20 Species
Nepal
5 Genera  6 Species
Netherlands
12 Genera  14 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  3 Species
Nicaragua
12 Genera  17 Species
Niger
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
7 Genera  13 Species
Norway
4 Genera  6 Species
Palau
6 Genera  6 Species
Panama
17 Genera  45 Species
Papua New Guinea
9 Genera  31 Species
Paraguay
10 Genera  17 Species
Peru
20 Genera  40 Species
Philippines
17 Genera  48 Species
Poland
3 Genera  4 Species
Portugal
6 Genera  6 Species
Republic of the Congo
11 Genera  15 Species
Republic South Africa
20 Genera  93 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
6 Genera  37 Species
Rwanda
11 Genera  15 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Lucia
4 Genera  5 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4 Genera  5 Species
Samoa
2 Genera  3 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
5 Genera  7 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  3 Species
Sierra Leone
9 Genera  15 Species
Singapore
10 Genera  14 Species
Slovakia
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
5 Genera  12 Species
Somalia
6 Genera  13 Species
Somaliland
4 Genera  9 Species
Spain
9 Genera  14 Species
Sri Lanka
19 Genera  25 Species
Sudan
3 Genera  4 Species
Suriname
19 Genera  40 Species
Sweden
24 Genera  42 Species
Switzerland
8 Genera  8 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
15 Genera  40 Species
Tanzania
20 Genera  44 Species
Thailand
20 Genera  32 Species
Togo
6 Genera  9 Species
Tonga
2 Genera  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
10 Genera  18 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  2 Species
Uganda
11 Genera  21 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
11 Genera  15 Species
Uruguay
5 Genera  6 Species
USA
33 Genera  54 Species
Venezuela
10 Genera  28 Species
Vietnam
20 Genera  88 Species
Zambia
8 Genera  11 Species
Zimbabwe
17 Genera  36 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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