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Checklist for Family Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 (Blaberids)
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
102
1509
5307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
17
260
1306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
4
104
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlaberidae
Saussure, 1864
Blaberids, Giant cockroach, Giant cockroaches
52
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
52 Genera with 192 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLNOPRTYZ
Aeluropoda Butler, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Africalolampra Roth, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ancaudellia Shaw, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ateloblatta Saussure, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Bantua Shelford, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Blaberus Serville, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Brachynauphoeta van Herrewege, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Calolampra Saussure, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Compsagis Chopard, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Corydidarum Brunner von ..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtotria Stål, 196313SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 183814SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsica Saussure & Z..., 18956SpeciesTaxom
Elliptoblatta Saussure, 189515SpeciesTaxom
Elliptorhina van Herrewege, 19739SpeciesTaxom
Eustegasta Gerstaecker, 189110SpeciesTaxom
Griffiniella Brunner von ..., 19102SpeciesTaxom
Gromphadorhina Brunner von ..., 1853Hissing cockroaches5SpeciesTaxom
Gymnonyx Saussure & Z..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Gyna Brunner von ..., 191211SpeciesTaxom
Gynopeltis Gerstaecker, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Hedaia Saussure & Z..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Heminauphoeta Saussure, 04SpeciesTaxom
Henschoutedenia Princis, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Hostilia Stål, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Hyposphaeria Lucas, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Isoniscus Borg, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Jagrehnia Princis, 19759SpeciesTaxom
Leozehntnera van Herrewege, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Leucophaea Brunner von ..., 19035SpeciesTaxom
Nauphoeta Burmeister, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Oxyhaloa Brunner von ..., 19037SpeciesTaxom
Panchlora Burmeister, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Panesthia Serville, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Paraplecta Shelford, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Paraprincisaria Grandcolas, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Perisphaeria Burmeister, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Phenacisma Karsch, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Pilema Saussure, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Platysilpha Shelford, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Princisaria Kumar, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Princisia van Herrewege, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocalolampra Roth & Princis, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogyna Shelford, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoblatta Kirby, 19319SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparobia Krauss, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Thoracopygia Saussure & Z..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tribonium Saussure, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Trichoblatta Saussure & Z..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Ylangella Roth, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Zuluia Rehn, 19632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
192 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aeluropoda insignis Butler, 1882Flat horned hissing cockroach
Africalolampra ehrmanni Roth, L. M., 1995
Ancaudellia froggatti Shelford, 1911
Ancaudellia hamifera Hanitsch, 1930
Ateloblatta cambouini Saussure, 1891
Ateloblatta malagassa Saussure, 1891
Ateloblatta natvigi Princis, 1950
Bantua ferox Shelford, 1908
Bantua robusta Shelford, 1908
Bantua scabra Walker, F., 1868
Blaberus variegatus Fahraeus, 1839
Brachynauphoeta brunneriana Saussure & Z..., 1895
Brachynauphoeta foulpointeensis van Herrewege, 1975
Brachynauphoeta hova Saussure & Z..., 1895
Brachynauphoeta jeannineae van Herrewege, 1975
Brachynauphoeta mayottensis Bruijning, 1947
Brachynauphoeta michelleae van Herrewege, 1975
Calolampra pardalina (Walker, F., 1868)⇒ Pseudocalolampra pardalina Walker, F., 1868
Compsagis intermedius Princis, 1963
Compsagis lesnei Chopard, 1952
Corydidarum tolypeutes Rehn, 1937
Cyrtotria capucina Gerstaecker, 1869
Cyrtotria grandis Princis, 1967
Cyrtotria graniger Saussure & Z..., 1895
Cyrtotria jallae Giglio-Tos, 1907
Cyrtotria latipennis Kirby, W. F., 1903
Cyrtotria macra Stal, 1856
Cyrtotria marshalli Shelford, 1908
Cyrtotria mitrata Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Cyrtotria nyasae Shelford, 1908
Cyrtotria orientalis Chopard, 1954
Cyrtotria pallicornis Kirby, W. F., 1900
Cyrtotria tuberculata Shelford, 1910
Cyrtotria zulu Princis, 1963
Derocalymma abyssinica Saussure & Z..., 1895
Derocalymma costata Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Derocalymma fuelleborni Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Derocalymma granulata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Derocalymma katangae Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Derocalymma lampyrina Gerstaecker, 1869
Derocalymma pluteus Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Derocalymma porcellio Gerstaecker, 1869
Derocalymma rajiformis Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Derocalymma scruposa Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Derocalymma scruposa scruposa Rehn, , 1933
Derocalymma silphoides Bolivar, 1889
Derocalymma trichoderma Bolivar, 1881
Derocalymma versicolor Burmeister, 1838
Ellipsica aenea Saussure & Z..., 1895
Ellipsica cribrosa Saussure & Z..., 1895
Ellipsica insculpta Saussure & Z..., 1895
Ellipsica rugosa Shelford, 1907
Ellipsica subaenea Saussure & Z..., 1895
Ellipsica virescens Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta antennata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta bisignata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta brunneriana Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta caelebs Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta consobrina Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta hova Saussure, 1895
Elliptoblatta madecassa Saussure, 1869
Elliptoblatta marginalia Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta marginalis Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta parallela Chopard, 1952
Elliptoblatta pnnctulata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta polita Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta punctulata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta sakalava Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptoblatta semilimbata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Elliptorhina brunneri Butler, 1882
Elliptorhina chopardi Lefeuvre, 1966Chopard's hissing cockroach
Elliptorhina coquereliana Saussure, 1863
Elliptorhina davidi van Herrewege, 1973
Elliptorhina javanica Hanitsch, 1930Halloween Hisser
Elliptorhina laevigata Saussure & Z..., 1895V-horn hissing cockroach
Elliptorhina oblonga van Herrewege, 1973
Elliptorhina problematica van Herrewege, 1973
Elliptorhina testacea van Herrewege, 1973
Eustegasta amoena Saussure, 1864
Eustegasta blanda Saussure & Z..., 1895
Eustegasta lepida Saussure & Z..., 1895
Eustegasta micans Saussure & Z..., 1895
Eustegasta poecila Schaum, 1853
Eustegasta pulchella Saussure, 1891
Eustegasta robinsoni Chopard, 1958
Eustegasta ruficeps ♰ C. Giebel, 1862
Eustegasta suava Saussure, 1891
Eustegasta venusta Saussure, 1891
Griffiniella larvalis Princis, 1965
Griffiniella marmorata Shelford, 1910
Gromphadorhina coquereliana (Saussure, 1863)⇒ Elliptorhina coquereliana Saussure, 1863
Gromphadorhina grandidieri Kirby, W. F., 1904Grandidier's giant Madagascan hissing cockroach
Gromphadorhina oblongonota van Herrewege, 1973Wide-horned Hissers
Gromphadorhina picea van Herrewege, 1973
Gromphadorhina portentosa (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Elliptorhina laevigata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Gymnonyx grandidieri Saussure & Z..., 1895
Gymnonyx scabra Saussure & Z..., 1895
Gyna caffrorum Stal, 1856
Gyna costalis Walker, F., 1868
Gyna cyclops Hanitsch, 1930
Gyna hyalina Shelford, 1909
Gyna incommoda Shelford, 1909
Gyna kazungulana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Gyna laticosta Walker, F., 1868
Gyna lurida Saussure, 1899
Gyna maculipennis Schaum, 1853
Gyna scripta Giglio-Tos, 1916
Gyna simplicissima (Shelford, 1912)⇒ Gyna hyalina Shelford, 1909
Gynopeltis cryptospila Walker, F., 1868
Gynopeltis erytopsila Walker, 1868
Gynopeltis neavei Shelford, 1909
Hedaia angulata Saussure, 1891
Heminauphoeta hova (Saussure & Z..., 1895)⇒ Brachynauphoeta hova Saussure & Z..., 1895
Heminauphoeta picea Shelford, 1912
Heminauphoeta sakalava Saussure, 1891
Heminauphoeta tahova
Henschoutedenia mombuttu ♰ Rehn, J. A. G., 1937
Hostilia clavigera Kirby, W. F., 1900
Hostilia proterva Stal, 1856
Hyposphaeria nodosa Princis, 1963
Hyposphaeria stylifera Burmeister, 1838
Isoniscus scaber Shelford, 1909
Jagrehnia circumdata
Jagrehnia gestroiana Saussure, 1895
Jagrehnia heydeniana Saussure, 1891
Jagrehnia idonea Rehn, J. A. G., 1937
Jagrehnia invisa Rehn, J. A. G., 1937
Jagrehnia invisa circumdata Rehn, , 1937
Jagrehnia madecassa Saussure, 1891
Jagrehnia paolina Giglio-Tos, 1917
Jagrehnia princisi Kumar, 1975
Leozehntnera maxima van Herrewege, 1973
Leucophaea capelloi (Bolivar, 1889)⇒ Rhyparobia capelloi Bolivar, 1889
Leucophaea grandis (Saussure, 1873)⇒ Rhyparobia grandis Saussure, 1873
Leucophaea maderae (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Rhyparobia maderae Fabricius, 1781
Leucophaea pustulata (Hanitsch, 1950)⇒ Rhyparobia pustulata Hanitsch, 1950
Leucophaea thoracica Kirby, 1903
Nauphoeta cinerea Olivier, 1789Cinereous cockroach
Nauphoeta madecassa (Saussure, 1891)⇒ Jagrehnia madecassa Saussure, 1891
Oxyhaloa buprestoides Saussure, 1862Buprestid cockroach
Oxyhaloa conia Rehn, J. A. G., 1931
Oxyhaloa deusta Thunberg, 1784
Oxyhaloa ferreti Reiche & Fai..., 1847
Oxyhaloa lukjanovi Adelung, 1905
Oxyhaloa minor Brunner von ..., 1865
Oxyhaloa nilotica Adelung, 1903
Panchlora camerunensis Borg, 1902
Panchlora stanleyana Rehn, J. A. G., 1931
Panchlora stolata Borg, 1902
Panchlora vosseleri Shelford, 1908
Panchlora yosseleri Shelford, 1908
Panesthia angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Panesthia angustipennis angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Paraplecta latiusmarginata Princis, 1963
Paraplecta minuta Shelford, 1912
Paraplecta minutissima Shelford, 1908
Paraplecta parva Princis, 1963
Paraprincisaria malagassa Grandcolas, 1993
Perisphaeria nodosa Princis, 1963
Perisphaeria stylifera Burmeister, 1838
Phenacisma peltata Karsch, 1896
Phenacisma semialata Shelford, 1909
Pilema mombasae Shelford, 1908
Pilema rimator Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Pilema subdentata Princis, 1963
Platysilpha gigantea Shelford, 1909
Platysilpha murina Walker, F., 1868
Platysilpha whellani Princis, 1963
Princisaria ugandana Kumar, 1975
Princisia vanwaerebeki van Herrewege, 1973Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Pseudocalolampra inexpectata Roth, L. M. ..., 1971
Pseudocalolampra pardalina Walker, F., 1868
Pseudocalolampra pilosa Grandcolas, 1993
Pseudogyna intermedia Shelford, 1909
Pycnoscelus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Greenhouse cockroach
Rhabdoblatta cincta Brunner von ..., 1865
Rhabdoblatta malagassa Saussure & Z..., 1895
Rhabdoblatta paravicinii Hanitsch, 1934
Rhabdoblatta parva Chopard, 1952
Rhabdoblatta punctipennis Saussure, 1895
Rhabdoblatta punctulata Saussure, 1891
Rhabdoblatta trilobata Saussure, 1891
Rhabdoblatta trilobate Saussure, 1891
Rhabdoblatta usambarensis Rehn, J. A. G., 1931
Rhyparobia capelloi Bolivar, 1889
Rhyparobia grandis Saussure, 1873
Rhyparobia maderae Fabricius, 1781Drummer
Rhyparobia pustulata Hanitsch, 1950
Rhyparobia thoracica (Kirby, W. F., 1903)⇒ Leucophaea thoracica Kirby, 1903
Thoracopygia loricata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Tribonium spectrum Eschscholtz, 1822
Trichoblatta tolypeutes (Rehn, J. A. G., 1937)⇒ Corydidarum tolypeutes Rehn, 1937
Ylangella truncata Roth, L. M., 2002
Zuluia lithostrota Rehn, J. A. G., 1931
Zuluia robusta Princis, 1963

Subnodes of Blaberidae with occurrences in East Africa
SubfamilyBlaberinae
Brunner, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEpilamprinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGyninae
Princis, 1960
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyhaloinae
Finot, 1897
15
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPanchlorinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPanesthiinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPerisphaeriinae
Brunner, 1865
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPerisphaerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
12
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPycnoscelinae
McKittrick, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZetoborinae
Walker, 1868
1
1
Genus
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