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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
103
1259
4824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
27
306
1929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
10
110
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
32
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
32 Genera with 151 Species
#ABCDEHLMNPSTV
Archiblatta Snellen van ..., 18643SpeciesTaxom
Balatronis Smídová and ..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Blatta Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Bubosa Smídová, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Bundoksia Lucañas, 20213SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Catara Walker, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Crescispina Luo and Z-Q ..., 20253SpeciesTaxom
Cretaperiplaneta Qiu, Che & Wang, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Distylopyga Bei-Bienko, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Dorylaea Stål, 195125SpeciesTaxom
Eroblatta Shelford, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eumethana Princis, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19857SpeciesTaxom
Hobbitoblatta Lucañas, 20253SpeciesTaxom
Homalosilpha Stål, 196914SpeciesTaxom
Laevifacies Liao, Wang &..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Macrostylopyga Anisyutkin, ..., 20104SpeciesTaxom
Melanozosteria Stål, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Mimosilpha Bey-Bienko, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Miostylopyga Princis, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Nazgultaure Lucañas, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 187112SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1893Cockroaches37SpeciesTaxom
Planiblatta Luo and Z-Q ..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Protagonista Shelford, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Scabinopsis Bey-Bienko, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordella Adelung, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Thyrsocera Burmeister, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Vittiblatta Luo and Z-Q ..., 20233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
151 Species
Archiblatta beccarii Hanitsch, 1932
Archiblatta hoeveni Snellen van ..., 1862
Archiblatta phalangium de Saussure, 1864
Balatronis cretacea Å mídová & L..., 2017
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Hemithyrsocera histrio Burmeister, 1838
Bubosa poinari Smídová, 2020
Bundoksia longissima Li & Che, 2022
Bundoksia rufocercata Shelford, 1911
Bundoksia sibuyania Lucañas, 2021
Cartoblatta atra Bei-Bienko, 1969
Cartoblatta sinuata Brunner von ..., 1893
Cartoblatta speciosa Shelford, 1910
Cartoblatta yunnanea Bei-Bienko, 1969
Catara minor Krauss., 1902Inflated stilt crab
Catara rugosicollis Brunner von ..., 1865
Crescispina japonica Karny, 1908
Crescispina kijimuna Yanagisawa O..., 2021
Crescispina qiaoi Luo and Z-Q ..., 2025
Cretaperiplaneta kaonashi Qiu, Che & Wang, 2020
Distylopyga beccalonii Anisyutkin &..., 2018
Distylopyga semoni Krauss, 1902
Dorylaea andrewsi Hanitsch, 1931
Dorylaea archershee Fernando, 1961
Dorylaea atrocaput Hanitsch, 1925
Dorylaea brunneri Stål, 1877
Dorylaea bryanti Caudell, 1927
Dorylaea crassa Karny, 1908
Dorylaea dacrydii Hanitsch, 1923
Dorylaea flavicincta Haan, 1842
Dorylaea flavicollis Serville, 1839
Dorylaea gemimarginalis Hanitsch, 1915
Dorylaea heinzei Hanitsch, 1930
Dorylaea hosei Shelford, 1909
Dorylaea magna Shelford, 1909
Dorylaea picea Hanitsch, 1923
Dorylaea prakkei Bruijning, 1948
Dorylaea regina Saussure, 1864
Dorylaea rhabdotops Hebard, 1929
Dorylaea robinsoni Hanitsch, 1915
Dorylaea rotundata Brunner von ..., 1865
Dorylaea saundersi Hanitsch, 1923
Dorylaea semimarginalis Hanitsch, 1915
Dorylaea umbellifera Hanitsch, 1933
Dorylaea unicolor Shelford, 1910
Dorylaea vietnamica Bei-Bienko, 1970
Dorylaea zeylanica Princis, 1951
Eroblatta borneensis Shelford, 1908
Eumethana cavernicola Chopard, 1919
Hebardina concinna (Haan, 1842)⇒ Hebardina gracilis Brunner von ..., 1893
Hebardina gracilis Brunner von ..., 1893
Hebardina pallipalpis Serville, 1839
Hebardina sonana Shiraki, 1931
Hebardina succinea Hanitsch, 1925
Hebardina taiwanica Princis, 1966
Hebardina yayeyamana Asahina, 1985
Hobbitoblatta karnyi Shiraki, 1931
Hobbitoblatta lambioae Lucañas, 2023
Hobbitoblatta semialata Luo and Z-Q ..., 2025
Homalosilpha alba Liao, Wang, ..., 2021
Homalosilpha arcifera Bei-Bienko, 1969
Homalosilpha clavellata Liao, Wang, ..., 2021
Homalosilpha contraria Walker, F., 1868
Homalosilpha decorata Serville, 1839
Homalosilpha gaudens Shelford, 1910
Homalosilpha haani Princis, 1966
Homalosilpha javanica Bei-Bienko, 1969
Homalosilpha kryzhanovskii Bei-Bienko, 1969
Homalosilpha obtusangula Liao, Wang, ..., 2021
Homalosilpha quadrimaculata Roth, L. M., 1999
Homalosilpha recta Liao, Wang, ..., 2021
Homalosilpha ustulata Burmeister, 1838
Homalosilpha valida Bei-Bienko, 1969
Laevifacies quadrialata Liao, Wang &..., 2019
Macrostylopyga abramovi Anisyutkin, 2016
Macrostylopyga bidupi Anisyutkin, ..., 2013
Macrostylopyga grandis Anisyutkin, ..., 2013
Macrostylopyga laosana Anisyutkin, 2010
Melanozosteria karnyi Ebner, 1925
Melanozosteria komodensis Bei-Bienko, 1965
Melanozosteria nitida Brunner von ..., 1865Black cockroach
Melanozosteria soror Brunner von ..., 1865White-edged wingless cockroach
Melanozosteria tristylata Hanitsch, 1933
Mimosilpha disticha Bei-Bienko, 1957
Miostylopyga proposita Shelford, 1911
Nazgultaure lata Herbst, 1786
Neostylopyga atrox Hanitsch, 1928
Neostylopyga jambusanensis Roth, L. M., 1988
Neostylopyga maindroni Shelford, 1911
Neostylopyga modesta Bei-Bienko, 1965
Neostylopyga ornata Brunner von ..., 1865
Neostylopyga parallea Bolivar, 1897
Neostylopyga parallela Bolivar, 1897
Neostylopyga picea Brunner von ..., 1865
Neostylopyga quadrilobata Brunner von ..., 1898
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neostylopyga sexpuslulata Walker, 1871
Neostylopyga sexpustulata Walker, F., 1871
Pelmatosilpha princisi Fernando, 1958
Pelmatosilpha sinhalensis Shelford, 1908
Periplaneta affinis Saussure, 1869
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta arisanica (Shiraki, 1931)⇒ Cartoblatta arisanica Shiraki, 1931
Periplaneta atemeleta Princis, 1966
Periplaneta atrata (Bei-Bienko, 1969)⇒ Platyzosteria melanaria Erichson, 1842
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta banksi Hanitsch, 1931
Periplaneta blattoides Hanitsch, 1933
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta caudata Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta ceylonica Karny, 1908
Periplaneta constricta Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta diamesa Bei-Bienko, 1954
Periplaneta ebneri Princis, 1951
Periplaneta elegans Hanitsch, 1927
Periplaneta fictor Princis, 1966
Periplaneta floweri Hanitsch, 1931
Periplaneta formosana (Karny, 1915)⇒ Cartoblatta formosana Karny, 1915
Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839Smokeybrown cockroad
Periplaneta fulva Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta gajajimana Komatsu Iio ..., 2021
Periplaneta gigantea Yanagisawa O..., 2021
Periplaneta indica Karny, 1908
Periplaneta japanna Asahina, 1969
Periplaneta liui Bei-Bienko, 1957
Periplaneta malaica Karny, 1908
Periplaneta methanoides Brunner von ..., 1898
Periplaneta monochroma (Walker, 1871)⇒ Shelfordella monochroma Walker, F., 1871
Periplaneta nitida Bolivar, 1890
Periplaneta panfilovi Bei-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta quadrinotata Princis, 1950
Periplaneta semenovi Bei-Bienko, 1950
Periplaneta spinosostylata Krauss, 1902Inflated stilt crab
Periplaneta subloblata Bey-Bienko, 1969
Periplaneta suzukii Asahina, 1977
Periplaneta svenhedini Hanitsch, 1933
Periplaneta valida Brunner von ..., 1893
Planiblatta crassispina Luo and Z-Q ..., 2023
Platyzosteria biloba Saussure, 1869
Platyzosteria denini Hanitsch, 1923
Protagonista lugubris Shelford, 1908
Protagonista pertristis (Hanitsch, 1923)⇒ Protagonista lugubris Shelford, 1908
Scabinopsis yunnanea Bei-Bienko, 1969
Shelfordella lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775
Shelfordella monochroma Walker, F., 1871
Thyrsocera pulchra Princis, 1966
Thyrsocera punctata Princis, 1966
Thyrsocera spectabilis Burmeister, 1838
Vittiblatta ferruginea Luo and Z-Q ..., 2023
Vittiblatta punctata Luo and Z-Q ..., 2023
Vittiblatta undulata Luo and Z-Q ..., 2023

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
24
130
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDuchailluiinae
Roth, 2003
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurycotiinae
McKittrick, 1964
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHebardininae
Deng and Che, 2022
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
3
8
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