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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
13
107
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
6
53
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
9
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
9 Genera with 37 Species
Blatta Linnaeus, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 200013SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Paramethana Shelford, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1908Cockroaches6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Thyrsocera Burmeister, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
37 Species
Blatta elliptica Giebel, 1862
Blatta persipicillata J. W. Dalman, 1826
Blatta ruficeps Giebel, 1862
Cartoblatta buyssoni Shelford, 1909
Cartoblatta ducalis Shelford, 1912
Cartoblatta pulchra Shelford, 1910
Deropeltis adelungi Shelford, 1910
Deropeltis camerunensis Princis, 1963
Deropeltis elgonensis Princis, 1955
Deropeltis erythrocephala Fabricius, 1781
Deropeltis hanitschi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis integerrima Brunner von ..., 1865
Deropeltis kivuensis Princis, 1955
Deropeltis lesnei Princis, 1963
Deropeltis madecassa Saussure, 1891
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Deropeltis mossambica Princis, 1963Mimic crayfish
Deropeltis pilosa Princis, 1963Digger crayfish
Deropeltis princisi Grandcolas, 2000Jefferson County crayfish
Hebardina agaboides Gerstaecker, 1883
Hebardina inconspicua Princis, 1963
Hebardina rhodesiana Princis, 1963
Neostylopyga propinqua Shelford, 1910
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neostylopyga weileri Shelford, 1908
Paramethana robusta (Shelford, 1909)⇒ Periplaneta robusta Shelford, 1909
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta benzoni Princis, 1951
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta robusta Shelford, 1909
Periplaneta vosseleri Shelford, 1908
Pseudoderopeltis anthracina Brancsik, 1896
Pseudoderopeltis fulvornata Shelford, 1910
Pseudoderopeltis petrophila Shelford, 1910
Pseudoderopeltis saussurei Adelung, 1903
Thyrsocera punctata Princis, 1966

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
7
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHebardininae
Deng and Che, 2022
1
3
Genus
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