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Checklist for Family Blattellidae Karny, 1908 (German Cockroach)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
64
616
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
11
148
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
4
51
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattellidae
Karny, 1908
German Cockroach, German cockroaches, Wood cockroaches
12
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
12 Genera with 35 Species
Africablatta Rehn, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Alsteinia Hanitsch, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Blattella Caudell, 198511SpeciesTaxom
Burchellia Rehn, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Chorisia Princis, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dewittea Hanitsch, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Euandroblatta Rehn, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Euloboptera Princis, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Pholeosilpha Chopard, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosigmella Princis, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Stayella Roth, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Symploce Hebard, 19264SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
35 Species
Africablatta patricia Gerstaecker, 1883
Alsteinia castanea Hanitsch, 1950
Alsteinia nigra Hanitsch, 1950
Blattella barthi Roth, 1985Reticulate taildropper
Blattella belli Roth, 1985Reticulate taildropper
Blattella biligata Walker, F., 1868
Blattella eisneri Roth, L. M., 1985Reticulate taildropper
Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767Croton bug
Blattella kevani Roth, L. M., 1985Reticulate taildropper
Blattella lobiventris Saussure, 1895
Blattella longstaffi Shelford, 1908
Blattella richardsi Roth, L. M., 1985Reticulate taildropper
Blattella vrijdaghi Hanitsch, 1950
Blattella whartoni Roth, L. M., 1985Reticulate taildropper
Burchellia circumcincta Reiche & Fai..., 1847
Burchellia katangensis Kumar, 1975
Burchellia neavei Shelford, 1913
Burchellia vinula Stal, 1856
Chorisia reducta Walker, F., 1868
Dewittea atrofusca Hanitsch, 1938
Euandroblatta clavigera Rehn, J. A. G., 1937
Euandroblatta congoana Jolivet, 1954
Euandroblatta curta Walker, F., 1868
Euandroblatta jallae Giglio-Tos, 1907
Euloboptera shelfordi Princis, 1955
Pholeosilpha cavicola Chopard, 1958
Pseudosigmella spinosostylata Princis, 1948
Stayella bimaculata Gerstaecker, 1869
Stayella cinnamomea Gerstaecker, 1883
Stayella enghoffi Roth, L. M., 1984
Stayella schmitzi Roth, L. M., 1984
Symploce congoana Jolivet, 1954
Symploce kibalituriensis Roth, L. M., 1986
Symploce kumari Roth, L. M., 1986
Symploce sudanica Rehn, J. A. G., 1926

Subnodes of Blattellidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyBlattellinae
Karny, 1908
8
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemithysocerini
Evangelista in Evangelista et al, 2020
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSymplocini
Rehn, 1951
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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