AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
and region Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
649
12089
36507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
645
12074
36476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
619
11919
36088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
77
647
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
11
121
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
51
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
6
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
6 Genera with 57 Species
Blatta Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotis Stål, 200444SpeciesTaxom
Henicotyle Rehn & Hebard, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lamproblatta Hebard, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
57 Species
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta gigantea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Blaberus giganteus Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta nivea Linnaeus, 1758
Eurycotis adamesi Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis alfaroi Gutiérrez, 1999
Eurycotis bahamensis Rehn, J. A. G., 1906
Eurycotis balteata Cabrera, 1922
Eurycotis barahonensis Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis caraibea Bolivar, 1888Cockroach
Eurycotis caudellana 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 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 mercedes Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis milerai Gutiérrez, 2001
Eurycotis neiba Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis opaca Brunner von ..., 1865Cockroach
Eurycotis perezassoi Gutiérrez, 1996
Eurycotis quitaespuela Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis rehni Gutiérrez, 2014
Eurycotis rhodae Gurney, 1942
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
Henicotyle antillarum Brunner von ..., 1892
Lamproblatta meridionalis Bruner, 1906
Pelmatosilpha coriacea Rehn, J. A. G., 1903Silver lupine
Pelmatosilpha kevani Princis, 1955
Pelmatosilpha marginalis Brunner von ..., 1893
Pelmatosilpha occidentalis Saussure, 1864
Pelmatosilpha purpurascens Kirby, W. F., 1903
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Caribbean islands
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurycotiinae
McKittrick, 1964
2
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLamproblattinae
McKittrick, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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