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Checklist for Family Blattidae Stephens, 1829 (American cockroaches)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
40
130
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
9
27
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
15
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
9 Genera with 18 Species
Blatta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Drymaplaneta Tepper, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Euzosteria Shelford, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Melanozosteria Stål, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1775Cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1909bush cockroach3SpeciesTaxom
Temnelytra Tepper, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
18 Species
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Drymaplaneta semivitta Walker, 1868Gisborne cockroach
Euzosteria subreflexa Tepper, 1895
Melanozosteria aterrima Erichson, 1842
Melanozosteria insulae Mackerras, 1968
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta atrata (Bei-Bienko, 1969)⇒ Platyzosteria melanaria Erichson, 1842
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Platyzosteria aterrima Erichson, 1842
Platyzosteria atrata (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Platyzosteria melanaria Erichson, 1842
Platyzosteria biglumis Saussure, 1864
Platyzosteria melanaria Erichson, 1842
Platyzosteria perplexa (Shelford, 1909)⇒ Platyzosteria biglumis Saussure, 1864
Polyzosteria limbata Burmeister, 1838Botany Bay Cockroach
Polyzosteria oculata Tepper, 1893
Polyzosteria viridissima Shelford, 1909Kosciuszko Metallic Cockroach
Temnelytra truncata Brunner von ..., 1865

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in Tasmania
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyzosteriinae
Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925
6
13
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