Blattoidea (Latreille 1810) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	652 12648 108742	Families Genera Species
Order	Blattodea Latreille, 1810 Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites	129 1844 16974	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Blattoidea Latreille, 1810	21 663 7613	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Blattoidea Latreille, 1810

Group	Blattoidae Latreille, 1810	0 0 0	Families Genera Species
Group	Cryptocercoidae Handlirsch, 1925	0 0 0	Families Genera Species
Group	Termitoidae Latreille, 1802 Termites, White Ants	8 65 105	Families Genera Species
Family	Anaplectidae ♰ Walker, 1868	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Blattidae Stephens, 1829 American cockroaches, Household cockroaches	103 1913	Genera Species
Family	Cryptocercidae Handlirsch in Schröder, 1925 Brown-hooded cockroaches, Brownhooded Cockroach	2 37	Genera Species
Family	Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904 Harvester termites	7 85	Genera Species
Family	Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 Dampwood termites, Drywood termites	41 790	Genera Species
Family	Krausichnidae Genise, 2004	5 10	Genera Species
Family	Lamproblattidae McKittrick, 1964	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Mesoblattinidae ♰ Handlirsch, 1906	64 228	Genera Species
Family	Oulopterygidae Rehn, 1951	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 Subterranean termites	33 584	Genera Species
Family	Termitidae Latreille, 1802 Higher termites, Termite	324 3774	Genera Species
Family	Termopsidae Grassé, 1949 Damp wood termite, Dampwood termites, Rottenwood termites	9 57	Genera Species
Family	Tryonicidae McKittrick & Mackerras, 1965	6 26	Genera Species
Genus	Cercoula Li & Huang, 2020	1	Species
Genus	Hypercercoula Qiu, 2022	1	Species

Synonyms

Blattariae (Latreille, 1810)

Termitoidea (Latreille, 1802)

Distribution and Species lists of Blattoidea Latreille, 1810

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Afghanistan
4 Families 9 Genera 13 Species

Albania
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Algeria
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Angola
4 Families 39 Genera 96 Species

Antigua and Barbuda
3 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Argentina
7 Families 47 Genera 78 Species

Australia
9 Families 98 Genera 814 Species

Austria
4 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Azerbaijan
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Bahamas
4 Families 15 Genera 31 Species

Bahrain
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Bangladesh
5 Families 28 Genera 59 Species

Barbados
4 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Belgium
4 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Belize
4 Families 12 Genera 16 Species

Benin
4 Families 17 Genera 18 Species

Bhutan
5 Families 14 Genera 22 Species

Bolivia
4 Families 43 Genera 108 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Botswana
4 Families 13 Genera 22 Species

Brazil
9 Families 103 Genera 409 Species

Brunei
3 Families 11 Genera 10 Species

Bulgaria
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Burkina Faso
3 Families 7 Genera 12 Species

Burundi
2 Families 9 Genera 15 Species

Cambodia
3 Families 12 Genera 19 Species

Cameroon
4 Families 64 Genera 170 Species

Canada
5 Families 13 Genera 18 Species

Cape Verde
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Central African Republic
2 Families 21 Genera 32 Species

Chad
2 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

Chile
5 Families 19 Genera 23 Species

China
12 Families 77 Genera 592 Species

Colombia
4 Families 50 Genera 89 Species

Comoros
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Cook Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Costa Rica
4 Families 33 Genera 67 Species

Croatia
5 Families 8 Genera 15 Species

Cuba
4 Families 18 Genera 58 Species

Cyprus
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Czech Republic
1 Families 4 Genera 12 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Families 87 Genera 331 Species

Denmark
7 Families 14 Genera 23 Species

Dominica
4 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Dominican Republic
5 Families 24 Genera 90 Species

East Timor
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Ecuador
4 Families 29 Genera 53 Species

Egypt
6 Families 14 Genera 19 Species

El Salvador
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Equatorial Guinea
4 Families 13 Genera 14 Species

Eritrea
5 Families 11 Genera 16 Species

Estonia
6 Families 10 Genera 16 Species

Ethiopia
7 Families 128 Genera 782 Species

Fiji
4 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Finland
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

France
7 Families 35 Genera 70 Species

Gabon
3 Families 36 Genera 61 Species

Gambia
2 Families 23 Genera 29 Species

Georgia
3 Families 6 Genera 13 Species

Germany
7 Families 27 Genera 97 Species

Ghana
4 Families 45 Genera 95 Species

Greece
4 Families 5 Genera 14 Species

Grenada
4 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Guatemala
4 Families 19 Genera 31 Species

Guinea
3 Families 49 Genera 110 Species

Guinea-Bissau
3 Families 13 Genera 28 Species

Guyana
5 Families 55 Genera 109 Species

Haiti
4 Families 13 Genera 25 Species

Honduras
4 Families 13 Genera 20 Species

Hungary
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Iceland
4 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

India
8 Families 70 Genera 343 Species

Indonesia
7 Families 75 Genera 341 Species

Iran
5 Families 10 Genera 41 Species

Iraq
4 Families 7 Genera 12 Species

Ireland
3 Families 4 Genera 7 Species

Israel
7 Families 17 Genera 21 Species

Italy
4 Families 14 Genera 18 Species

Ivory Coast
5 Families 53 Genera 106 Species

Jamaica
4 Families 13 Genera 23 Species

Japan
7 Families 25 Genera 47 Species

Jordan
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Kazakhstan
4 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Kenya
7 Families 44 Genera 145 Species

Kiribati
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Kuwait
4 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Kyrgyzstan
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Laos
3 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Latvia
5 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

Lebanon
4 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Lesotho
2 Families 4 Genera 23 Species

Liberia
2 Families 12 Genera 20 Species

Libya
5 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Lithuania
5 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

Luxembourg
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Madagascar
4 Families 25 Genera 61 Species

Malawi
4 Families 31 Genera 80 Species

Malaysia
4 Families 67 Genera 277 Species

Maldives
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Mali
2 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Malta
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Marshall Islands
3 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Mauritania
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Mauritius
4 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Mexico
6 Families 36 Genera 92 Species

Micronesia
4 Families 14 Genera 26 Species

Moldova
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mongolia
3 Families 11 Genera 15 Species

Montenegro
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Morocco
5 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Mozambique
4 Families 20 Genera 51 Species

Myanmar
5 Families 31 Genera 58 Species

Namibia
5 Families 28 Genera 54 Species

Nepal
3 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Netherlands
5 Families 11 Genera 12 Species

New Zealand
5 Families 19 Genera 43 Species

Nicaragua
5 Families 20 Genera 30 Species

Niger
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Nigeria
4 Families 72 Genera 149 Species

Niue
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Norway
3 Families 6 Genera 12 Species

Oman
4 Families 9 Genera 15 Species

Pakistan
5 Families 20 Genera 51 Species

Palau
4 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Palestine
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Panama
4 Families 40 Genera 70 Species

Papua New Guinea
6 Families 37 Genera 143 Species

Paraguay
4 Families 35 Genera 58 Species

Peru
5 Families 45 Genera 86 Species

Philippines
4 Families 27 Genera 87 Species

Poland
5 Families 11 Genera 19 Species

Portugal
4 Families 16 Genera 23 Species

Qatar
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Republic of the Congo
2 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Republic South Africa
8 Families 60 Genera 224 Species

Romania
3 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Russia
9 Families 30 Genera 52 Species

Rwanda
3 Families 13 Genera 22 Species

Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Saint Lucia
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Samoa
4 Families 7 Genera 11 Species

São Tomé and Príncipe
4 Families 12 Genera 17 Species

Saudi Arabia
5 Families 13 Genera 32 Species

Senegal
4 Families 28 Genera 61 Species

Serbia
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Seychelles
4 Families 10 Genera 16 Species

Sierra Leone
4 Families 24 Genera 47 Species

Singapore
4 Families 28 Genera 54 Species

Slovakia
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Slovenia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Solomon Islands
4 Families 19 Genera 35 Species

Somalia
4 Families 10 Genera 24 Species

South Korea
6 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Spain
7 Families 14 Genera 21 Species

Sri Lanka
5 Families 34 Genera 83 Species

Sudan
5 Families 28 Genera 54 Species

Suriname
4 Families 20 Genera 34 Species

Sweden
7 Families 17 Genera 28 Species

Switzerland
4 Families 10 Genera 15 Species

Syria
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Taiwan
7 Families 37 Genera 137 Species

Tajikistan
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Tanzania
6 Families 53 Genera 168 Species

Thailand
5 Families 36 Genera 105 Species

Togo
3 Families 37 Genera 62 Species

Tonga
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
4 Families 34 Genera 56 Species

Tunisia
4 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Turkey
6 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Turkmenistan
3 Families 4 Genera 7 Species

Tuvalu
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Uganda
5 Families 37 Genera 90 Species

Ukraine
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

United Arab Emirates
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

United Kingdom
9 Families 27 Genera 86 Species

Uruguay
4 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

USA
10 Families 49 Genera 145 Species

Uzbekistan
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Vanuatu
4 Families 10 Genera 14 Species

Venezuela
4 Families 38 Genera 76 Species

Vietnam
7 Families 34 Genera 66 Species

Yemen
5 Families 17 Genera 29 Species

Zambia
5 Families 43 Genera 89 Species

Zimbabwe
5 Families 34 Genera 82 Species

Distribution on islands

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Basse-Terre Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Capricorn Group
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Clarke Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Dunk Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Easter Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Fuerteventura
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Glorioso Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Heron Island
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Islands of Chile
4 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Kai Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Krakatau Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Krakatoa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

La Digue
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

La Gomera
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

La Graciosa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

La Palma
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Lanzarote
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Lord Howe Island
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Macaronesia
4 Families 14 Genera 20 Species

Magnetic Island
2 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Mahé
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Masthead Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Moa Island
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Mohéli
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Nias Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

North West Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

One Tree Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Porto Santo Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rottnest Island
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Stradbroke Island
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Tenerife
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Thursday Island
3 Families 12 Genera 19 Species

Wellington
4 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Wilson Island
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Wreck Island
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
4 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Koshelevka Formation
0 Families 0 Genera 0 Species

Rott Formation
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Yixian Formation
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Links, sources and further information

Blattoidea at gbif.org
Blattoidea at itis.gov