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Checklist for Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
811
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
20
127
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
8
64
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
11
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
11 Genera with 49 Species
Anamesia Tepper, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Apterisca Princis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Blatta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Brinckella Princis, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 196314SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1963Cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 192224SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
49 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anamesia uniformis (Mackerras, 1966)⇒ Potyzosteria uniformis Mackerras, 1966
Apterisca nigrita Princis, 1963
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Brinckella hanstroemi Princis, 1949
Cartoblatta aeronigra Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Cartoblatta pulchra Shelford, 1910
Deropeltis atra Brunner von ..., 1865
Deropeltis comosa Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Deropeltis erythrocepahla Fabricius, 1781
Deropeltis erythrocephala Fabricius, 1781
Deropeltis gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Deropeltis intermedia Brunner von ..., 1865
Deropeltis longipennis Saussure, 1873
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Deropeltis pallipes Chopard, 1938Lavender burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis paulinoi Bolivar, 1881
Deropeltis peringueyi Saussure, 1895Speckled burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis verticalis Burmeister, 1838Slenderwrist burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis wahlbergi Stal, 1856
Deropeltis zulu Princis, 1963Saline burrowing crayfish
Hebardina inconspicua Princis, 1963
Hebardina senecta Rehn, J. A. G., 1904
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta capeneri Princis, 1963
Platyzosteria similis Princis, 1954
Pseudoderopeltis albilatera Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis areolata Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Pseudoderopeltis bicolor Thunberg, 1810
Pseudoderopeltis bicolor bicolor Thunberg, 1810
Pseudoderopeltis bicolor similis Saussure, 1864
Pseudoderopeltis bimaculata Walker, F., 1868
Pseudoderopeltis brevicollis Serville, 1839
Pseudoderopeltis brevicolus Serville, 1839
Pseudoderopeltis caffra Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis caffra caffra Stål, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis diluta Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis dimidiata Walker, F., 1868
Pseudoderopeltis dispar Princis, 1963
Pseudoderopeltis flavescens Krauss, 1890
Pseudoderopeltis foveolata Walker, F., 1868
Pseudoderopeltis gaerdesi Princis, 1963
Pseudoderopeltis inermis Princis, 1963
Pseudoderopeltis juncea Saussure, 1864
Pseudoderopeltis megaloptera Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Pseudoderopeltis montana Princis, 1963
Pseudoderopeltis orba Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis similis
Pseudoderopeltis termitoides Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Pseudoderopeltis transvaalensis Rehn, J. A. G., 1922

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
8
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHebardininae
Deng and Che, 2022
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
2
2
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