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Checklist for Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
80
949
3121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
12
168
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
94
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
9
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
9 Genera with 75 Species
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 195424SpeciesTaxom
Duchailluia hanstrᦙ..., 18909SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Homalosilpha Stål, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 19089SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1908Cockroaches10SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 196211SpeciesTaxom
Thyrsocera Burmeister, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
75 Species
Cartoblatta barbara Shelford, 1911
Cartoblatta buyssoni Shelford, 1909
Cartoblatta ducalis Shelford, 1912
Cartoblatta pulchra Shelford, 1910
Deropeltis autraniana Saussure, 1895
Deropeltis basilewskyi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis bueana Karsch, 1892
Deropeltis camerunensis Princis, 1963
Deropeltis carbonaria Gerstaecker, 1883
Deropeltis dichroa Gerstaecker, 1883
Deropeltis erythrocephala Fabricius, 1781
Deropeltis hanitschi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis integerrima Brunner von ..., 1865
Deropeltis kivuensis Princis, 1955
Deropeltis lesnei Princis, 1963
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Deropeltis mossambica Princis, 1963Mimic crayfish
Deropeltis pallipes Chopard, 1938Lavender burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis paulinoi Bolivar, 1881
Deropeltis pilosa Princis, 1963Digger crayfish
Deropeltis robusta Gerstaecker, 1883Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis robustula Princis, 1962
Deropeltis rufipes Hanitsch, 1938Hatchie burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis schweinfurthi Saussure, 1895
Deropeltis sculpturata Krauss, 1890
Deropeltis straeleni Jolivet, 1954
Deropeltis triimpressa Krauss, 1890Ouachita burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis upembana Jolivet, 1954
Duchailluia anthracina Gerstaecker, 1883
Duchailluia assimilis Shelford, 1908
Duchailluia congoensis Shelford, 1911
Duchailluia furcifera Shelford, 1908
Duchailluia ivindo Anisyutkin &..., 2018
Duchailluia manca Gerstaecker, 1883
Duchailluia nigerrima Shelford, 1908
Duchailluia shelfordi Jolivet, 1954
Duchailluia spinulifera Krauss, 1890
Hebardina agaboides Gerstaecker, 1883
Hebardina inconspicua Princis, 1963
Hebardina prinzi Hanitsch, 1950
Hebardina rhodesiana Princis, 1963
Hebardina ugandana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Homalosilpha nigricans Princis, 1966
Homalosilpha vicina Brunner von ..., 1865
Neostylopyga albofasciata Hanitsch, 1950
Neostylopyga annulicornis Princis, 1962
Neostylopyga badia Princis, 1966
Neostylopyga neavei Shelford, 1911
Neostylopyga nkelei Hanitsch, 1950
Neostylopyga propinqua Shelford, 1910
Neostylopyga rufimarginata Hanitsch, 1950
Neostylopyga variabilis Princis, 1962
Neostylopyga weileri Shelford, 1908
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta atricollis Saussure, 1899
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta benzoni Princis, 1951
Periplaneta bicolor Shelford, 1908
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta nigra Princis, 1966
Periplaneta robusta Shelford, 1909
Periplaneta stygia Shelford, 1909
Periplaneta vosseleri Shelford, 1908
Pseudoderopeltis aethiopica Saussure, 1864
Pseudoderopeltis areolata Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Pseudoderopeltis flavescens Krauss, 1890
Pseudoderopeltis fulvornata Shelford, 1910
Pseudoderopeltis homoeogamia Princis, 1963
Pseudoderopeltis lepineyi Hanitsch, 1934
Pseudoderopeltis morosa Shelford, 1911
Pseudoderopeltis petrophila Shelford, 1910
Pseudoderopeltis prorsa Shelford, 1908
Pseudoderopeltis unicolor Chopard, 1945
Pseudoderopeltis versicolor Princis, 1962
Thyrsocera punctata Princis, 1966

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Central Africa
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
7
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDuchailluiinae
Roth, 2003
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHebardininae
Deng and Che, 2022
1
5
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