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Checklist for Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
564
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
11
84
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
7
50
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
15
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
15 Genera with 58 Species
Angustonicus Grandcolas, 200410SpeciesTaxom
Celatoblatta Johns, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Dorylaea Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotis Stål, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerca Hanitsch, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Maoriblatta Princis, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Melanozosteria Stål, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Pallidionicus Grandcolas, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidonicus Grandcolas, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1924bush cockroach3SpeciesTaxom
Punctulonicus Grandcolas, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Rothisilpha Grandcolas, 20148SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
58 Species
Angustonicus amieuensis Grandcolas, 1997
Angustonicus angustipennis Chopard, 1924
Angustonicus arboricolus Grandcolas, 1997
Angustonicus boucheti Grandcolas, 1997
Angustonicus koghensis Pellens, 2004
Angustonicus lifou Pellens, 2004
Angustonicus mare Pellens, 2004
Angustonicus pinorum Pellens, 2004
Angustonicus pouebo Pellens, 2004
Angustonicus yate Pellens, 2004
Celatoblatta nigrifrons Chopard, 1924
Celatoblatta papuae Shaw, 1925
Celatoblatta punctipennis Chopard, 1924
Dorylaea flavicincta Haan, 1842
Dorylaea flavifrons Shaw, 1925
Dorylaea rotundata Brunner von ..., 1865
Eurycotis floridana F. Walker, 1868Florida cockroach
Eurycotis opaca Brunner von ..., 1865Cockroach
Macrocerca browni Roth, L. M., 1993
Macrocerca citroculata Roth, L. M., 1993
Macrocerca galbomaculata Roth, L. M., 1993
Macrocerca strazanaci Roth, L. M., 1993
Maoriblatta albipalpis Chopard, 1924
Maoriblatta laevipennis Chopard, 1924
Melanozosteria angustipennis (Chopard, 1924)⇒ Angustonicus angustipennis Chopard, 1924
Melanozosteria insulae Mackerras, 1968
Melanozosteria nitida Brunner von ..., 1865Black cockroach
Melanozosteria soror Brunner von ..., 1865White-edged wingless cockroach
Melanozosteria subpellucida (Chopard, 1924)⇒ Pellucidonicus subpellucida Chopard, 1924
Neostylopyga rufescens (Chopard, 1924)⇒ Tryonicus rufescens Chopard, 1924
Neostylopyga salomonis Shelford, 1910
Neostylopyga vicina (Chopard, 1924)⇒ Tryonicus vicina Chopard, 1924
Pallidionicus freycinetiae Grandcolas, 1997
Pallidionicus pallidipennis Chopard, 1924
Pallidionicus pandanorum Grandcolas, 1997
Pallidionicus paniensis Grandcolas, 1997
Pallidionicus punctulata Chopard, 1924
Pallidionicus sarasini Chopard, 1924
Pellucidonicus epilamproides Grandcolas, 1997
Pellucidonicus subpellucida Chopard, 1924
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Platyzosteria liturata Saussure, 1873
Platyzosteria variolosa Bolivar, 1882
Polyzosteria albipalpis (Chopard, 1924)⇒ Maoriblatta albipalpis Chopard, 1924
Polyzosteria rouxi Chopard, 1924
Polyzosteria terrosa Chopard, 1924
Punctulonicus crassus Grandcolas, 1997
Punctulonicus punctulata Chopard, 1924
Rothisilpha bouleti Grandcolas, 1997
Rothisilpha dzumac Grandcolas &..., 2014
Rothisilpha latreilleae Grandcolas, 1997
Rothisilpha mandjelia Grandcolas &..., 2014
Rothisilpha najtae Grandcolas, 1997
Rothisilpha panie Grandcolas &..., 2014
Rothisilpha touho Grandcolas &..., 2014
Rothisilpha wayem Grandcolas &..., 2014

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurycotiinae
McKittrick, 1964
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
11
47
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