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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
860
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
13
161
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
6
58
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
8
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
8 Genera with 23 Species
Blatta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotes1SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotis Stål, 189311SpeciesTaxom
Lamproblatta Hebard, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
23 Species
Blatta gigantea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Blaberus giganteus Linnaeus, 1758
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Eurycotes carbonaria
Eurycotis abdominalis Hebard, 1916
Eurycotis biolleyi Rehn, J. A. G., 1918
Eurycotis carbonaria (Tristán, 1896)⇒ Eurycotis biolleyi Rehn, J. A. G., 1918
Eurycotis floridana F. Walker, 1868Florida cockroach
Eurycotis mexicana Saussure, 1862
Eurycotis mysteca Saussure, 1862
Eurycotis opulita
Eurycotis pluto Hebard, 1920
Eurycotis quadrisquamata Saussure & Z..., 1893
Eurycotis quudrisquamata Saussure & Z..., 1893
Eurycotis vittifrons Saussure & Z..., 1893
Lamproblatta albipalpus Hebard, 1919
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Pelmatosilpha rotundata Scudder, 1900
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 lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurycotiinae
McKittrick, 1964
2
13
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