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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
79
695
1674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
11
88
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
4
55
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlaberidae
Saussure, 1864
Blaberids, Giant cockroach, Giant cockroaches
26
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
26 Genera with 82 Species
#ABDEGHJLNPRTY
Aeluropoda Butler, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ancaudellia Shaw, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ateloblatta Saussure, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Brachynauphoeta van Herrewege, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsica Saussure & Z..., 18956SpeciesTaxom
Elliptoblatta Saussure, 189515SpeciesTaxom
Elliptorhina van Herrewege, 19739SpeciesTaxom
Eustegasta Gerstaecker, 18917SpeciesTaxom
Gromphadorhina Brunner von ..., 1853Hissing cockroaches5SpeciesTaxom
Gymnonyx Saussure & Z..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Hedaia Saussure & Z..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Heminauphoeta Saussure, 04SpeciesTaxom
Jagrehnia Princis, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Leozehntnera van Herrewege, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Leucophaea Brunner von ..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Nauphoeta Burmeister, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Panesthia Serville, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Paraprincisaria Grandcolas, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Princisia van Herrewege, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocalolampra Roth & Princis, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoblatta Kirby, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparobia Krauss, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Thoracopygia Saussure & Z..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ylangella Roth, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
82 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeluropoda insignis Butler, 1882Flat horned hissing cockroach
Ancaudellia froggatti Shelford, 1911
Ancaudellia hamifera Hanitsch, 1930
Ateloblatta cambouini Saussure, 1891
Ateloblatta malagassa Saussure, 1891
Ateloblatta natvigi Princis, 1950
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
Derocalymma porcellio Gerstaecker, 1869
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 pulchella Saussure, 1891
Eustegasta robinsoni Chopard, 1958
Eustegasta suava Saussure, 1891
Eustegasta venusta Saussure, 1891
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
Hedaia angulata Saussure, 1891
Heminauphoeta hova (Saussure & Z..., 1895)⇒ Brachynauphoeta hova Saussure & Z..., 1895
Heminauphoeta picea Shelford, 1912
Heminauphoeta sakalava Saussure, 1891
Heminauphoeta tahova
Jagrehnia heydeniana Saussure, 1891
Jagrehnia idonea Rehn, J. A. G., 1937
Jagrehnia madecassa Saussure, 1891
Leozehntnera maxima van Herrewege, 1973
Leucophaea maderae (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Rhyparobia maderae Fabricius, 1781
Nauphoeta madecassa (Saussure, 1891)⇒ Jagrehnia madecassa Saussure, 1891
Panesthia angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Panesthia angustipennis angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Paraprincisaria malagassa Grandcolas, 1993
Princisia vanwaerebeki van Herrewege, 1973Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Pseudocalolampra pilosa Grandcolas, 1993
Pycnoscelus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Greenhouse cockroach
Rhabdoblatta malagassa Saussure & Z..., 1895
Rhabdoblatta paravicinii Hanitsch, 1934
Rhabdoblatta parva Chopard, 1952
Rhabdoblatta punctulata Saussure, 1891
Rhabdoblatta trilobata Saussure, 1891
Rhabdoblatta trilobate Saussure, 1891
Rhyparobia maderae Fabricius, 1781Drummer
Thoracopygia loricata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Ylangella truncata Roth, L. M., 2002

Subnodes of Blaberidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyEpilamprinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGyninae
Princis, 1960
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyhaloinae
Finot, 1897
12
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPanesthiinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPerisphaerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
4
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPycnoscelinae
McKittrick, 1964
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