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Checklist of Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1167
48637
416604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
225
3293
16987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
55
539
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
15
178
996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
29
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
29 Genera with 144 Species
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Blatta Linnaeus, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Blattina Hebard, 18738SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Celatoblatta Johns, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Cosmozosteria Stål, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Desmozosteria Shelford, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Drymaplaneta Tepper, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eurycanthablatta Fritzsche & ..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotes1SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotis Stål, 189366SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Henicotyle Rehn & Hebard, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Homalosilpha Stål, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Homeonympha1SpeciesTaxom
Lamproblatta Hebard, 189810SpeciesTaxom
Lamproglandifera Roth, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Leptozosteria Tepper, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerca Hanitsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Maoriblatta Princis, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Melanozosteria Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Netherea Vrsansky & A..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 189324SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches7SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 02SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordella Adelung, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Stantoniella Becker-Migdi..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
144 Species and 1 Subspecies
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta gigantea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Blaberus giganteus Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Hemithyrsocera histrio Burmeister, 1838
Blatta nivea Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta orientallis
Blatta tincochaca (Caudell, 1913)⇒ Zhujiblatta anofissilis Q. B. Lin, 1980
Blattina bretonensis Scudder, 1875
Blattina fascigera Scudder, 1878
Blattina flabellata Germar, 1842
Blattina heeri Scudder, 1875
Blattina parvula Goldenberg, 1869
Blattina sepulta (S. H. Scudder, 1876)⇒ Hemimylacris sepulta Scudder, 1876
Blattina venusta Lesquereux, 1860
Blattina weissigensis Geinitz, 1873
Cartoblatta scorteccii Princis, 1960
Celatoblatta shelfordi Shaw, 1925
Celatoblatta undulivitta Walker, 1868Sooty crayfish
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Desmozosteria easti Tepper, 1893
Drymaplaneta semivitta Walker, 1868Gisborne cockroach
Eurycanthablatta pugionata Fritzsche & ..., 2008
Eurycotes carbonaria
Eurycotis abdominalis Hebard, 1916
Eurycotis adamesi Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis alfaroi Gutiérrez, 1999
Eurycotis armasi Gutiérrez, 2025
Eurycotis australis Burmeister, 1838
Eurycotis bahamensis Rehn, J. A. G., 1906
Eurycotis balteata Cabrera, 1922
Eurycotis bananae Bei-Bienko, 1947
Eurycotis barahonensis Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis biolleyi Rehn, J. A. G., 1918
Eurycotis blattoides Hebard, 1926
Eurycotis brevipes Philippi, 1863
Eurycotis caraibea Bolivar, 1888Cockroach
Eurycotis carbonaria (Tristán, 1896)⇒ Eurycotis biolleyi Rehn, J. A. G., 1918
Eurycotis caudellana Gurney, 1942
Eurycotis caudelliana Gurney, 1942
Eurycotis cribrosa Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927
Eurycotis decipiens Kirby, W. F., 1903
Eurycotis dimidiata Bolivar, 1888
Eurycotis famelica Gurney, 1948
Eurycotis ferrum-equinum (Rehn & Hebard, 1927)⇒ Eurycotis ferrumequinum Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927
Eurycotis ferrumequinum Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927
Eurycotis flavipennis Saussure & Z..., 1893
Eurycotis floridana F. Walker, 1868Florida cockroach
Eurycotis fugacis Gurney, 1948
Eurycotis galeoides Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927
Eurycotis gurneyi Gutiérrez, 1999
Eurycotis guttata Thunberg, 1810
Eurycotis hebardi Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis hierroi Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis histrio Rehn, J. A. G., 1937
Eurycotis improcera Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Eurycotis isabeltorres Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis jaragua Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis kevani Princis, 1955
Eurycotis lacernata Cabrera, 1922
Eurycotis lixa Rehn, J. A. G., 1930Hustler cockroach
Eurycotis manni Rehn, J. A. G., 1916
Eurycotis mercedes Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis mexicana Saussure, 1862
Eurycotis milerai Gutiérrez, 2001
Eurycotis mysteca Saussure, 1862
Eurycotis neiba Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis nigra Princis, 1952
Eurycotis occidentalis Burmeister, 1838
Eurycotis opaca Brunner von ..., 1865Cockroach
Eurycotis opulita
Eurycotis perezassoi Gutiérrez, 1996
Eurycotis pluto Hebard, 1920
Eurycotis quadrisquamata Saussure & Z..., 1893
Eurycotis quitaespuela Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis quudrisquamata Saussure & Z..., 1893
Eurycotis rehni Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis rhodae Gurney, 1942
Eurycotis riveti Shelford, 1913Broad-shouldered bugs
Eurycotis rothi Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis ruthae Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis samana Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis scalaris Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927
Eurycotis similis Caudell, 1922
Eurycotis taurus Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927
Eurycotis tibialis Hebard, 1916Cockroach
Eurycotis torquinensis Rehn, J. A. ..., 1927
Eurycotis victori Gutiérrez, 2004
Eurycotis vittifrons Saussure & Z..., 1893
Henicotyle antillarum Brunner von ..., 1892
Homeonympha pusilla
Lamproblatta albipalpus Hebard, 1919
Lamproblatta ancistroides Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Lamproblatta antoni Evangelista,..., 2019
Lamproblatta flavomaculata Princis, 1946
Lamproblatta gorgonis Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Lamproblatta meridionalis Bruner, 1906
Lamproblatta mimetes Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Lamproblatta romani Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Lamproblatta zamorensis Giglio-Tos, 1898
Lamproglandifera flavoglandis Roth, L. M., 2003
Leptozosteria ferox Shelford, 1909
Leptozosteria prima (Tepper, 1893)⇒ Platyzosteria prima Tepper, 1893
Leptozosteria spenceri Shelford, 1909
Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae Brunner von ..., 1865
Melanozosteria insulae Mackerras, 1968
Melanozosteria soror Brunner von ..., 1865White-edged wingless cockroach
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Netherea haatika P. Vrsansky, 2008
Pelmatosilpha alaris Saussure, 1864
Pelmatosilpha convexa Shelford, 1910
Pelmatosilpha coriacea Rehn, J. A. G., 1903Silver lupine
Pelmatosilpha corthurnata Giglio-Tos, 1898
Pelmatosilpha cothurnata Giglio-Tos, 1898
Pelmatosilpha covexa Shelford, 1903
Pelmatosilpha erythrocephala Salazar, 2004
Pelmatosilpha guianae Hebard, 1926
Pelmatosilpha inaudita Rocha e Silv..., 1963
Pelmatosilpha kevani Princis, 1955
Pelmatosilpha larifuga Gurney, 1965Vagabond cockroach
Pelmatosilpha lata Hebard, 1929
Pelmatosilpha lenti Rocha e Silv..., 1976
Pelmatosilpha macu Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Pelmatosilpha marginalis Brunner von ..., 1893
Pelmatosilpha micra Hebard, 1919
Pelmatosilpha miranha Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Pelmatosilpha occidentalis Saussure, 1864
Pelmatosilpha praestans Dohrn, 1887
Pelmatosilpha purpurascens Kirby, W. F., 1903
Pelmatosilpha rotundata Scudder, 1900
Pelmatosilpha subalata Saussure & Z..., 1893
Pelmatosilpha villana Saussure & Z..., 1893
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839Smokeybrown cockroad
Periplaneta japonica Karny, 1908Japanese cockroach
Periplaneta lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775
Platyzosteria brunnea Tepper, 1893
Platyzosteria incurva Shaw, 1918
Platyzosteria prima Tepper, 1893
Platyzosteria pseudatrata Tepper, 1893
Pseudoderopeltis bicolor similis Saussure, 1864
Pseudoderopeltis similis
Shelfordella lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775
Stantoniella cretacea A. Handlirsch, 1906

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyArchiblattinae
Kirby, 1904
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEurycotiinae
McKittrick, 1964
2
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHebardininae
Deng and Che, 2022
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLamproblattinae
McKittrick, 1964
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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