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Checklist for Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
and region Far North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
4590
8423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
476
4586
8423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
449
4477
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
48
217
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
12
62
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
7
39
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Far North Queensland
9 Genera with 26 Species
Celatoblatta Johns, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Cosmozosteria Stål, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Eppertia Shaw, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerca Hanitsch, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Melanozosteria Stål, 19189SpeciesTaxom
Methana Stål, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1994Cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838bush cockroach1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Far North Queensland
26 Species
Celatoblatta perpolita Mackerras, 1968
Cosmozosteria gloriosa Shelford, 1909Beautiful wingless cockroach
Cosmozosteria lateralis Walker, 1868
Cosmozosteria musgravei Mackerras, 1967
Cosmozosteria picta Tepper, 1894
Cosmozosteria sloanei Shaw, 1925Sloane´s wingless cockroach
Eppertia aptera Princis, 1966
Macrocerca hopensis Roth, L. M., 1994
Macrocerca shiptona Roth, L. M., 1994
Melanozosteria bicolor (Kirby, W. F., 1903)⇒ Platyzosteria bicolor Kirby, 1903
Melanozosteria illingworthi Shaw, 1918
Melanozosteria kellyi Shaw, 1918
Melanozosteria melanesiae Shelford, 1909
Melanozosteria mjobergi
Melanozosteria mjoebergi (Princis, 1966)⇒ Platyzosteria mjoebergi Princis, 1966
Melanozosteria nitidella Shaw, 1918
Melanozosteria triangulata Brunner von ..., 1893
Melanozosteria uncinata Shaw, 1918
Methana athertonensis Mackerras, 1968
Methana convexa Walker, F., 1869
Methana sjoestedti Shaw, 1925
Periplaneta aboriginea Roth, 1994Aboriginal cockroach
Platyzosteria bicolor Kirby, 1903
Platyzosteria glabra Walker, F., 1868
Platyzosteria mjoebergi Princis, 1966
Polyzosteria limbata Burmeister, 1838Botany Bay Cockroach

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Far North Queensland
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
8
25
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