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Checklist for Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
144
1603
8149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
38
255
1354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
13
101
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
23
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
23 Genera with 127 Species
#BCDHKMNPS
Blatta Linnaeus, 187136SpeciesTaxom
Blattina Hebard, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Cosmozosteria Stål, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cutilia Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dorylaea Stål, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Homalosilpha Stål, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Homalosipha1SpeciesTaxom
Karatavoblatta Vishniakova, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Melanozosteria Stål, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Methana Stål, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Mimosilpha Bey-Bienko, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1842Cockroaches47SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1871bush cockroach4SpeciesTaxom
Protagonista Shelford, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Scabina Shelford, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Scabinopsis Bey-Bienko, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordella Adelung, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
127 Species
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta americana (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta asiatica (Pallas, 1773)⇒ Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767
Blatta aurantiaca (Stoll, 1813)⇒ Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Blatta aurelianensis (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta australasiae (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Blatta bivittata (Serville, 1838)⇒ Lobolampra virgulata Bolivar, 1878
Blatta cercalis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Blattella biligata Walker, F., 1868
Blatta cinerea (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Epilampra thunbergi Princis, 1949
Blatta concinna Haan, 1842
Blatta cubensis (Saussure, 1862)⇒ Supella orientalis Grandcolas, 1994
Blatta daurica (Laxmann, 1769)⇒ Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767
Blatta domicola (Risso, 1826)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta domingensis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Blatta elegans (Eschscholtz, 1822)⇒ Haplosymploce ruficollis Shelford, 1906
Blatta extenuata (Walker, 1868)⇒ Supella orientalis Grandcolas, 1994
Blatta fasciceps (Walker, 1871)⇒ Blattella biligata Walker, F., 1868
Blatta ferrugineofusca (Gronovius, 1764)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta flavicincta (Haan, 1842)⇒ Dorylaea flavicincta Haan, 1842
Blatta gallica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nauphoeta cinerea Olivier, 1789
Blatta germanica (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767
Blatta heros (Eschscholtz, 1822)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta incisa (Walker, 1868)⇒ Supella orientalis Grandcolas, 1994
Blatta kakkerlac (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta longipalpa (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Supella longipalpa Fabricius, 1798
Blatta mellea (Krauss, 1902)⇒ Blattella biligata Walker, F., 1868
Blatta notulata (Stål, 1858)⇒ Balta notulata Stål, 1860
Blatta obliquata (Daldorf, 1794)⇒ Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767
Blatta phalerata (Saussure, 1863)⇒ Supella orientalis Grandcolas, 1994
Blatta rhombifolia (Stoll, 1813)⇒ Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813
Blatta siccifolia (Stoll, 1813)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta signata (Eschscholtz, 1822)⇒ Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813
Blatta subfasciata (Walker, 1871)⇒ Supella orientalis Grandcolas, 1994
Blatta supellectilium (Serville, 1838)⇒ Supella longipalpa Fabricius, 1798
Blatta transfuga (Brünnich, 1763)⇒ Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767
Blatta transversalis (Walker, 1871)⇒ Supella orientalis Grandcolas, 1994
Blattina angustata Heer, 1864
Blattina formosa Heer, 1852
Blattina protypa Geinitz, 1880
Cartoblatta arisanica Shiraki, 1931
Cartoblatta formosana Karny, 1915
Cartoblatta scorteccii Princis, 1960
Cartoblatta yunnanea Bei-Bienko, 1969
Cosmozosteria subzonata Tepper, 1894Banded Cockroach
Cutilia soror (Brunner von ..., 1865)⇒ Melanozosteria soror Brunner von ..., 1865
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Dorylaea flavicincta Haan, 1842
Dorylaea zehntneri Kirby, W. F., 1903
Hebardina concinna (Haan, 1842)⇒ Hebardina gracilis Brunner von ..., 1893
Hebardina formosana Karny, 1915
Hebardina sonana Shiraki, 1931
Hebardina taiwanica Princis, 1966
Hebardina yayeyamana Asahina, 1985
Homalosilpha arcifera Bei-Bienko, 1969
Homalosilpha gaudens Shelford, 1910
Homalosilpha kryzhanovskii Bei-Bienko, 1969
Homalosilpha ustulata Burmeister, 1838
Homalosilpha valida Bei-Bienko, 1969
Homalosipha gaudens Shelford, 1910
Karatavoblatta formosa D. Ren, 1995
Melanozosteria nitida Brunner von ..., 1865Black cockroach
Melanozosteria soror Brunner von ..., 1865White-edged wingless cockroach
Melanozosteria subinclusa (Princis, 1966)⇒ Platyzosteria subinclusa Princis, 1966
Methana marginalis Saussure, 1864Common methana
Methana zehntneri (Kirby, W. F., 1903)⇒ Dorylaea flavicincta Haan, 1842
Mimosilpha disticha Bei-Bienko, 1957
Neostylopyga histrio (Saussure, 1864)⇒ Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813
Neostylopyga picea Brunner von ..., 1865
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neostylopyga signata (Eschscholtz, 1822)⇒ Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta apicalis (Shiraki, 1931)⇒ Hebardina taiwanica Princis, 1966
Periplaneta arisanica (Shiraki, 1931)⇒ Cartoblatta arisanica Shiraki, 1931
Periplaneta atrata (Bei-Bienko, 1969)⇒ Platyzosteria melanaria Erichson, 1842
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta banksi Hanitsch, 1931
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta caudata Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta ceylonica Karny, 1908
Periplaneta concolor (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868
Periplaneta constricta Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta decorata (Brunner von ..., 1865)⇒ Pseudoderopeltis albilatera Stal, 1856
Periplaneta diamesa Bei-Bienko, 1954
Periplaneta elegans Hanitsch, 1927
Periplaneta emarginata (Karny, 1908)⇒ Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839
Periplaneta emittens (Walker, 1871)⇒ Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Periplaneta filchnerae (Karny, 1908)⇒ Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839
Periplaneta formosana (Karny, 1915)⇒ Cartoblatta formosana Karny, 1915
Periplaneta formosanna Karny, 1915
Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839Smokeybrown cockroad
Periplaneta fulva Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta histrio (Saussure, 1864)⇒ Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813
Periplaneta hylecoeta J. F. Zhang, 1989
Periplaneta ignota (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868
Periplaneta inclusa (Walker, 1868)⇒ Platyzosteria subinclusa Princis, 1966
Periplaneta indica Karny, 1908
Periplaneta japanna Asahina, 1969
Periplaneta japonica Karny, 1908Japanese cockroach
Periplaneta karnyi Shiraki, 1931
Periplaneta lacera J. F. Zhang, 1989
Periplaneta liui Bei-Bienko, 1957
Periplaneta panfilovi Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta patens (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868
Periplaneta picea (Shiraki, 1906)⇒ Neostylopyga picea Brunner von ..., 1865
Periplaneta repanda (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Periplaneta semenovi Bei-Bienko, 1950
Periplaneta sonana (Shiraki, 1931)⇒ Hebardina sonana Shiraki, 1931
Periplaneta sphodra J. Zhang, 1994
Periplaneta stolida (Walker, 1868)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Periplaneta striata (Shiraki, 1906)⇒ Symploce striata Shiraki, 1906
Periplaneta subcincta (Walker, 1868)⇒ Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Periplaneta sublobata Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta suzukii Asahina, 1977
Periplaneta svenhedini Hanitsch, 1933
Periplaneta truncata (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868
Periplaneta uenoi (Asahina, 1980)⇒ Periplaneta svenhedini Hanitsch, 1933
Periplaneta zonata (Haan, 1842)⇒ Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Platyzosteria melanaria Erichson, 1842
Platyzosteria nitida (Brunner von ..., 1865)⇒ Melanozosteria nitida Brunner von ..., 1865
Platyzosteria subinclusa Princis, 1966
Polyzosteria heterospila (Walker, 1871)⇒ Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813
Polyzosteria orientalis (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Opisthoplatia orientalis Burmeister, 1838
Polyzosteria pictetiana (Saussure, 1863)⇒ Opisthoplatia orientalis Burmeister, 1838
Polyzosteria subornata (Walker, 1871)⇒ Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Pseudoderopeltis albilatera Stal, 1856
Scabina transversa (Hanitsch, 1932)⇒ Lobopterella dimidiatipes Bolivar, 1890
Scabinopsis yunnanea Bei-Bienko, 1969

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in East Asia
SubfamilyArchiblattinae
Kirby, 1904
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
12
102
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHebardininae
Deng and Che, 2022
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
6
14
Genera
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