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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
771
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
12
151
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
92
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
8 Genera with 29 Species
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 196210SpeciesTaxom
Duchailluia hanstrᦙ..., 19112SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Homalosilpha Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1909Cockroaches5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 19626SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cartoblatta lamottei Princis, 1963
Cartoblatta togoensis Shelford, 1911
Deropeltis autraniana Saussure, 1895
Deropeltis basilewskyi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis camerunensis Princis, 1963
Deropeltis carbonaria Gerstaecker, 1883
Deropeltis dichroa Gerstaecker, 1883
Deropeltis elgonensis Princis, 1955
Deropeltis hanitschi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Deropeltis robusta Gerstaecker, 1883Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis robustula Princis, 1962
Duchailluia manca Gerstaecker, 1883
Duchailluia togoensis Shelford, 1911
Hebardina agaboides Gerstaecker, 1883
Hebardina assiniensis Bolivar, 1893
Hebardina truncata Princis, 1963
Homalosilpha vicina Brunner von ..., 1865
Neostylopyga variabilis Princis, 1962
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta atricollis Saussure, 1899
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta robusta Shelford, 1909
Periplaneta stygia Shelford, 1909
Pseudoderopeltis caffra Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis caffra vicina Princis, 1955
Pseudoderopeltis lepineyi Hanitsch, 1934
Pseudoderopeltis saussurei Adelung, 1903
Pseudoderopeltis unicolor Chopard, 1945
Pseudoderopeltis versicolor Princis, 1962

Subnodes of Blattidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyBlattinae
Stephens, 1835
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDuchailluiinae
Roth, 2003
1
2
Genus
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