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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
139
2297
9785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
31
359
1892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
13
147
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
21
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
21 Genera with 61 Species
#BCDEHLMNPS
Blatta Linnaeus, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Celatoblatta Johns, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Desmozosteria Shelford, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Drymaplaneta Tepper, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eurycanthablatta Fritzsche & ..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotis Stål, 19139SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Homeonympha1SpeciesTaxom
Lamproblatta Hebard, 18988SpeciesTaxom
Lamproglandifera Roth, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Leptozosteria Tepper, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Maoriblatta Princis, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Melanozosteria Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 189316SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1839Cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 02SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordella Adelung, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
61 Species and 1 Subspecies
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta gigantea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Blaberus giganteus Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta nivea Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta tincochaca (Caudell, 1913)⇒ Zhujiblatta anofissilis Q. B. Lin, 1980
Cartoblatta scorteccii Princis, 1960
Celatoblatta undulivitta Walker, 1868Sooty crayfish
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Desmozosteria easti Tepper, 1893
Drymaplaneta semivitta Walker, 1868Gisborne cockroach
Eurycanthablatta pugionata Fritzsche & ..., 2008
Eurycotis australis Burmeister, 1838
Eurycotis bananae Bei-Bienko, 1947
Eurycotis blattoides Hebard, 1926
Eurycotis brevipes Philippi, 1863
Eurycotis fugacis Gurney, 1948
Eurycotis manni Rehn, J. A. G., 1916
Eurycotis nigra Princis, 1952
Eurycotis occidentalis Burmeister, 1838
Eurycotis riveti Shelford, 1913Broad-shouldered bugs
Homeonympha pusilla
Lamproblatta albipalpus Hebard, 1919
Lamproblatta ancistroides Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Lamproblatta antoni Evangelista,..., 2019
Lamproblatta flavomaculata Princis, 1946
Lamproblatta gorgonis Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Lamproblatta mimetes Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Lamproblatta romani Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Lamproblatta zamorensis Giglio-Tos, 1898
Lamproglandifera flavoglandis Roth, L. M., 2003
Leptozosteria ferox Shelford, 1909
Leptozosteria prima (Tepper, 1893)⇒ Platyzosteria prima Tepper, 1893
Leptozosteria spenceri Shelford, 1909
Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae Brunner von ..., 1865
Melanozosteria soror Brunner von ..., 1865White-edged wingless cockroach
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Pelmatosilpha alaris Saussure, 1864
Pelmatosilpha convexa Shelford, 1910
Pelmatosilpha corthurnata Giglio-Tos, 1898
Pelmatosilpha cothurnata Giglio-Tos, 1898
Pelmatosilpha covexa Shelford, 1903
Pelmatosilpha erythrocephala Salazar, 2004
Pelmatosilpha guianae Hebard, 1926
Pelmatosilpha inaudita Rocha e Silv..., 1963
Pelmatosilpha lata Hebard, 1929
Pelmatosilpha lenti Rocha e Silv..., 1976
Pelmatosilpha macu Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Pelmatosilpha micra Hebard, 1919
Pelmatosilpha miranha Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Pelmatosilpha praestans Dohrn, 1887
Pelmatosilpha subalata Saussure & Z..., 1893
Pelmatosilpha villana Saussure & Z..., 1893
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839Smokeybrown cockroad
Platyzosteria brunnea Tepper, 1893
Platyzosteria prima Tepper, 1893
Platyzosteria pseudatrata Tepper, 1893
Pseudoderopeltis bicolor similis Saussure, 1864
Pseudoderopeltis similis
Shelfordella lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurycotiinae
McKittrick, 1964
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHebardininae
Deng and Che, 2022
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLamproblattinae
McKittrick, 1964
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
7
11
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