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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
196
1726
6404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
44
269
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
4
96
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlaberidae
Saussure, 1864
Blaberids, Giant cockroach, Giant cockroaches
42
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
42 Genera with 84 Species
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Achroblatta Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ancaudellia Shaw, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Archimandrita Saussure, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Attaphila Wheeler, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Blabera Serville, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Blaberus Serville, 19699SpeciesTaxom
Blaptica Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Byrsotria Stål, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Calolampra Saussure, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Capucina Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Colapteroblatta Hebard, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Diploptera de Saussure, 20164SpeciesTaxom
Elliptorhina van Herrewege, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Epilampra Burmeister, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Eublaberus Hebard, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Gromphadorhina Brunner von ..., 1853Hissing cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiblabera Saussure, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hemiblablera Saussure, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hormetica Burmeister, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Hyporhicnoda Hebard, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Laxta Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Litopeltis Hebard, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Macropanesthia de Saussure, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Miroblatta Shelford, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Monastria Saussure, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Nauphoeta Burmeister, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Panchlora Burmeister, 177517SpeciesTaxom
Pelloblatta Rehn, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Phoetalia Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phoraspis Serville, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Phortioeca Saussure, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Pilema Saussure, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pinaconota Saussure, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophoraspis Kirby, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelis Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoblatta Kirby, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparobia Krauss, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Salganea Stål, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Sibylloblatta Rehn, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Zetobora Burmeister, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
84 Species
Achroblatta luteola Blanchard, 1843
Ancaudellia lobipennis Brunner von ..., 1893
Archimandrita tessellata Rehn, J. A. G., 1903Peppered cockroach
Attaphila fungicola Wheeler, 1900Ant cockroach
Blabera fraterna (Saussure, 1864)⇒ Blaberus minor Saussure, 1864
Blabera limbata (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Blaberus trapezoideus Burmeister, ..., 1969
Blaberus atropos Stoll, 1813
Blaberus colosseus Illiger, 1801
Blaberus cranifer Burmeister, 1838
Blaberus craniifer Burmeister, 1838Death's Head Cockroach
Blaberus craniifera Burmeister, 1838
Blaberus discoidalis Serville, 1839Discoid cockroach
Blaberus giganteus Linnaeus, 1758Central American Giant Cockroach
Blaberus minor Saussure, 1864
Blaberus trapezoideus Burmeister, ..., 1969
Blaptica dubia Serville, 1838Argentinian wood cockroach
Byrsotria fumigata Guérin-Ménev..., 1857Cuban Burrowing Cockroach
Capucina patula Walker, F., 1871
Colapteroblatta nigra Brunner von ..., 1892Round-backed cockroach
Colapteroblatta portoricense Gutiérrez & ..., 1999
Derocalymma porcellio Gerstaecker, 1869
Diploptera gemini Barna, 2016
Diploptera punctata Eschscholtz, 1822Cypress cockroach
Diploptera savba Smidova, 2016
Diploptera vladimir Vrsansky, 2016
Elliptorhina laevigata Saussure & Z..., 1895V-horn hissing cockroach
Epilampra abdomen-nigrum De Geer, 1773
Epilampra abdomennigrum De Geer, 1773
Epilampra azteca Saussure, 1868
Epilampra crassa Saussure, 1868
Epilampra insularis Bolivar, 1888
Epilampra maya (Rehn, J. A. G., 1902)⇒ Epilampra abdomen-nigrum De Geer, 1773
Epilampra mexicana (Saussure, 1862)⇒ Epilampra insularis Bolivar, 1888
Eublaberus distanti Kirby, W. F., 1903Four-spot Roach
Eublaberus posticus Erichson, 1848Orange Head Cockroach
Gromphadorhina portentosa (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Elliptorhina laevigata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Hemiblabera brunneri Saussure, 1869
Hemiblabera tenebricosa Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927Broad Keys cockroach
Hemiblablera tenebricosa Rehn and Hebard, 1927
Hormetica elkereeseae Fritzsche, 2008
Hyporhicnoda litomorpha Hebard, 1921
Hyporhicnoda ultima Grandcolas, 1993
Laxta granicollis Saussure, 1862Bark cockroach
Litopeltis paineirense Lopes & Oliv..., 2010
Macropanesthia saxicola Walker, Rugg..., 1994
Miroblatta costalis F. Laurentia..., 1987
Monastria sagittata Tarli, Grand..., 2018
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 exoleta Burmeister, 1838Green banana roach
Panchlora hebardi Princis, 1951
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 sagax Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927
Panchlora tolteca Saussure, 1873
Panchlora translucida Kirby, W. F., 1903
Panchlora viridis Fabricius, 1775
Pelloblatta reyesi Gurney & L. ..., 1972
Phoetalia pallida Brunner von ..., 1865Pale-bordered cockroach
Phoraspis brachytaenia Hebard, 1921
Phortioeca maximiliani Saussure, 1868
Phortioeca phoraspoides Walker, F., 1871
Pilema cyanipenne (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Lampropterus cyanipennis LeConte, 1873
Pilema ruficolle (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Lampropterus ruficollis LeConte, 1873
Pinaconota castroi Rocha e Silv..., 1976
Pseudophoraspis fruhstorferi Shelford, 1910
Pycnoscelis surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Surinam cockroach
Pycnoscelus indicus Fabricius, 1775Burrowing cockroach
Pycnoscelus nigra Brunner von ..., 1865
Pycnoscelus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Greenhouse cockroach
Rhabdoblatta alligata Walker, F., 1868
Rhabdoblatta denticuligera Anisyutkin, 2000
Rhyparobia maderae Fabricius, 1781Drummer
Salganea humeralis Caudell, 1906
Sibylloblatta panesthoides Walker, F., 1868Sibyl cockroach
Zetobora brunneri S. H. Scudder, 1890

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBlaberinae
Brunner, 1865
12
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiplopterinae
Handlirsch, 1925
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEpilamprinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeoscapheinae
Tepper, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyhaloinae
Finot, 1897
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPanchlorinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPanesthiinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPerisphaerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPycnoscelinae
McKittrick, 1964
2
4
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