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Checklist for Family Blattellidae Karny, 1908 (German Cockroach)
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
 
FamilyBlattellidae
Karny, 1908
German Cockroach, German cockroaches, Wood cockroaches
23
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
23 Genera with 88 Species
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Antitheton Hebard, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Blattella Caudell, 19358SpeciesTaxom
Cahita Hebard, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Caloblatta Saussure, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthobiella Hebard, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dethieridris Roth, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hemithyrsocera Saussure, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Ischnoptera Burmeister, 200120SpeciesTaxom
Jacobsonina Hebard, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Lobodromia Princis, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Loboptera Brunner von ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Lobopterella Princis, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Megaloblatta Dohrn, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nesomylacris Rehn & Hebard, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Nyctantonina Vélez-Bravo, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Nyctibora Burmeister, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Paratemnopteryx Saussure, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Paratropes Serville, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Parcoblatta Hebard, 1917North American Wood Cockroaches14SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomops Serville, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Symploce Hebard, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Temnopteryx Brunner von ..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Xestoblatta Hebard, 19204SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
88 Species and 2 Subspecies
Antitheton iniquiungues Hebard, 1919
Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981Asian cockroach
Blattella biligata Walker, F., 1868
Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767Croton bug
Blattella humbertiana (Karny, 1915)⇒ Blattella karnyi Princis, 1969
Blattella karnyi Princis, 1969
Blattella lituricollis (Walker, F., 1868)⇒ Blattella meridionalis Princis, 1957
Blattella meridionalis Princis, 1957
Blattella vaga Hebard, 1935Field cockroach
Cahita nahua Saussure, 1868
Cahita yaqui Rehn, J. A. G., 1937
Caloblatta lampra Hebard, 1923Clark Valley larkspur
Caloblatta tricolor Saussure, 1893
Ceuthobiella micra Hebard, 1920
Dethieridris excavata Shelford, 1906
Hemithyrsocera fulmeki Hanitsch, 1932
Hemithyrsocera histrio Burmeister, 1838
Hemithyrsocera macifera Roth, L. M., 1985
Hemithyrsocera marginalis Hanitsch, 1933
Hemithyrsocera parilis Walker, F., 1868
Hemithyrsocera vittata Brunner von ..., 1865
Ischnoptera azteca Saussure, 1862
Ischnoptera bahiana Rocha e Silv..., 1976
Ischnoptera bergrothi Griffini, 1896
Ischnoptera bicornuta Hebard, 1923Clark Valley larkspur
Ischnoptera bilunata Saussure, 1869
Ischnoptera brunneri T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Ischnoptera deropeltiformis Brunner von ..., 1865Dark Wood Cockroach
Ischnoptera hercules Rehn, J. A. G., 1928
Ischnoptera intricata (Blatchley, 1903)⇒ Parcoblatta uhleriana Saussure, 1862
Ischnoptera mexicana Saussure, 1862
Ischnoptera notha (Rehn, J. A. ..., 1910)⇒ Parcoblatta notha Rehn, J. A. ..., 1910
Ischnoptera nox Hebard, 1920Cockroach
Ischnoptera occidentalis Saussure & Z..., 1893
Ischnoptera rufa De Geer, 1773
Ischnoptera rufa occidentalis Saussure, 1862
Ischnoptera rufa rufa De Geer, 1773
Ischnoptera speciosa Rocha e Silv..., 1976
Ischnoptera tolteca Saussure, 1868
Ischnoptera uhleriana (Saussure, 1862)⇒ Parcoblatta uhleriana Saussure, 1862
Ischnoptera zacualtipana Roth, L. M., 2001
Jacobsonina arca Wang, Jiang ..., 2009
Lobodromia annulicornis Saussure & Z..., 1893
Loboptera teneguia Izquierdo & ..., 1999
Lobopterella dimidiatipes Bolivar, 1890Cockroach
Megaloblatta blaberoides Walker, F., 1871
Nesomylacris lateralis Fisk, 1977
Nesomylacris reddelli Fisk & Gurney, 1972
Nyctantonina breviclasma Velez, 2013
Nyctibora azteca Saussure & Z..., 1893
Nyctibora laevigata Palisot de B..., 1805Silky cockroach
Nyctibora mexicana Saussure, 1862
Nyctibora noctivaga Rehn, J. A. G., 1902Great brown cockroach
Nyctibora tetrasticta Hebard, 1923Clark Valley larkspur
Nyctibora truncata Saussure & Z..., 1893
Paratemnopteryx couloniana de Saussure, 1863Coulon
Paratropes fossilis P. Vrsansky, 2008
Paratropes lateralis Eschscholtz, 1822
Paratropes mexicana Brunner von ..., 1865
Parcoblatta americana Scudder, 1900American Wood Cockroach
Parcoblatta bolliana Saussure & Z..., 1893Boll's wood cockroach
Parcoblatta caudelli Hebard, 1917Caudell's wood cockroach
Parcoblatta desertae Rehn & Hebard, 1909Desert cockroach
Parcoblatta divisa Saussure & Z..., 1893Southern wood cockroach
Parcoblatta fulvescens Saussure & Z..., 1893Fulvous wood cockroach
Parcoblatta lata Brunner von ..., 1865Broad wood cockroach
Parcoblatta motia
Parcoblatta notha Rehn, J. A. ..., 1910Arizona wood cockroach
Parcoblatta pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Parcoblatta pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Parcoblatta pensylvanica De Geer, 1773Pennsylvania wood cockroach
Parcoblatta uhleriana Saussure, 1862Uhler's wood cockroach
Parcoblatta virginica Brunner von ..., 1865Virginia wood cockroach
Parcoblatta zebra Hebard, 1917Banded wood cockroach
Pseudomops cinctus Burmeister, 1838
Pseudomops discicollis Burmeister, 1838
Pseudomops guerinianus Saussure, 1862
Pseudomops interceptus Burmeister, 1838
Pseudomops nigrimaculis Fisk, 1977
Pseudomops oblongatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudomops septentrionalis Hebard, 1917Hebard Pale-bordered field roach
Symploce morsei Hebard, 1916Wood cockroach
Symploce pallens Stephens, 1835Smooth cockroach
Symploce quadrispinis Woo & P. Feng, 1992
Symploce ruficollis Fabricius, 1787
Symploce stellatus Feng, P. & Woo, 1999
Symploce torchaceus Feng, P. & Woo, 1999
Xestoblatta bananae Rocha e Silva, 1962
Xestoblatta caussaneli Grandcolas, 1992
Xestoblatta deleporti Grandcolas, 1992
Xestoblatta immaculata Hebard, 1920

Subnodes of Blattellidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyBlattellinae
Karny, 1908
9
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNyctiborinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomopinae
Rehn, 1951
4
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemithysocerini
Evangelista in Evangelista et al, 2020
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSymplocini
Rehn, 1951
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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