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Checklist for Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
867
12703
43499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
864
12693
43484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
785
12404
42840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
107
539
967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
26
87
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
9
43
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
9 Genera with 20 Species
Blatta Linnaeus, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Blattina Hebard, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Drymaplaneta Tepper, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Zonioploca Stål, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
20 Species
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta kollari Giebel, 1856
Blatta pinna Giebel, 1856
Blatta stricklandi Brodie, 1845
Blatta ungeri Giebel, 1856
Blattina anceps Giebel, 1856
Blattina incompleta Giebel, 1856
Blattina liasina Giebel, 1856
Blattina recta Giebel, 1856
Blattina similis Giebel, 1856
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Drymaplaneta semivitta Walker, 1868Gisborne cockroach
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Pelmatosilpha larifuga Gurney, 1965Vagabond cockroach
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Platyzosteria biglumis Saussure, 1864
Platyzosteria melanaria Erichson, 1842
Zonioploca occidentalis Mackerras, 1965

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Great Britain
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurycotiinae
McKittrick, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
3
4
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