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Checklist for Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
439
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
14
56
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
6
20
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
6 Families width 49 Species and 2 Subspecies
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites16SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches28SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904Harvester termites2SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom
Termopsidae Grassé, 1949Damp wood termite1SpeciesTaxom
Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
20 Genera with 49 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 07SpeciesTaxom
Anamesia Tepper, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Blatta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18389SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Fulleritermes Coaton, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermes Hagen, 1853Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1898Fungus-culturing termites1SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Microhodotermes Sjöstedt, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1775Cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Porotermes Hagen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 016SpeciesTaxom
Samaroblatta Tillyard, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
49 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes atlanticus
Amitermes braunsi Fuller, 1922
Amitermes gunni
Amitermes hastatus Haviland, 1898
Amitermes kenhardti
Amitermes schoombiensis
Anamesia uniformis (Mackerras, 1966)⇒ Potyzosteria uniformis Mackerras, 1966
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Cubitermes microduplex Fuller, 1925
Deropeltis atra Brunner von ..., 1865
Deropeltis erythrocepahla Fabricius, 1781
Deropeltis erythrocephala Fabricius, 1781
Deropeltis gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Deropeltis intermedia Brunner von ..., 1865
Deropeltis longipennis Saussure, 1873
Deropeltis paulinoi Bolivar, 1881
Deropeltis peringueyi Saussure, 1895Speckled burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis verticalis Burmeister, 1838Slenderwrist burrowing crayfish
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Fulleritermes coatoni Sands, 1965
Fulleritermes mallyi Fuller, 1922
Hodotermes mossambicus Hagen, 1853Harvester termite
Kalotermes capicola Coaton, 1949
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes algoasinensis Fuller, 1925
Microhodotermes viator Latreille, 1804Harvester termite
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Porotermes (Planitermes) planiceps Holmgren, 1911
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 diluta Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis flavescens Krauss, 1890
Pseudoderopeltis foveolata Walker, F., 1868
Pseudoderopeltis gaerdesi Princis, 1963
Pseudoderopeltis juncea Saussure, 1864
Pseudoderopeltis montana Princis, 1963
Pseudoderopeltis orba Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis similis
Samaroblatta parvula E. F. Riek, 1976
Termes winifredae Snyder, 1949
Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Trinervitermes trinervoides Sjöstedt, 1911Snouted harvester

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHodotermitidae
Desneux, 1904
Harvester termites
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKalotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Dampwood termites, Drywood termites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMesoblattinidae
Handlirsch, 1906
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTermopsidae
Grassé, 1949
damp wood termite, Dampwood termites, Rottenwood termites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Blattoidea at gbif.org
Blattoidea at itis.gov