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Checklist of Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
for Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
695
12061
41020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
692
12052
41005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
663
11902
40651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
67
394
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
16
54
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
7
25
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
7 Families width 47 Species and 3 Subspecies
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites6SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches14SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites10SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites10SpeciesTaxom
Termopsidae Grassé, 1949Damp wood termite2SpeciesTaxom
Archotermopsidae (Engel, Grima..., 2009)Rottenwood Termites3SpeciesTaxom
Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan
25 Genera with 47 Species
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Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Blatta Linnaeus, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1909Subterranean Termite1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmozosteria Stål, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1921drywood termite3SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotermes Froggatt, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Gyatermes Engel & Gross, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermopsis Holmgren, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Incisitermes Krishna, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leucotermes Silvestri, 01SpeciesTaxom
Methana Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 2019Damp-wood Termites2SpeciesTaxom
Nipponoblatta Fujiyama, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1977Cockroaches8SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 196811SpeciesTaxom
Samaroblatta Tillyard, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Sinocapritermes Ping & Xu, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Stolotermes Hagen, 1983New Zealand wetwood termite1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
47 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Blatta concinna Haan, 1842
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909Formosan subterranean termite
Cosmozosteria subzonata Tepper, 1894Banded Cockroach
Cryptotermes brevis Walker, 1853Drywood Termite
Cryptotermes domesticus Haviland, 1898
Cryptotermes primus Hill, 1921Native dry-wood termite
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Eutermes chiasognathus
Glyptotermes fujianensis Ping, 1983
Glyptotermes fuscus Oshima, 1912
Glyptotermes nakajimai Morimoto, 1973
Glyptotermes satsumensis Matsumura, 1907
Gyatermes naganoensis Engel & Tanaka, 2015
Hebardina concinna (Haan, 1842)⇒ Hebardina gracilis Brunner von ..., 1893
Hebardina yayeyamana Asahina, 1985
Hodotermopsis iwatensis I. Fujiyama, 1983
Hodotermopsis sjoestedi Holmgren, 1911Indomalayan Termite
Hodotermopsis sjostedti (Holmgren, 1911)⇒ Hodotermopsis sjoestedi Holmgren, 1911
Incisitermes minor Hagen, 1858Termite
Leucotermes (Reticulitermes) speratus
Methana marginalis Saussure, 1864Common methana
Nasutitermes takasagoensis Nawa, 1911
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neotermes koshunensis Shiraki, 1909
Neotermes sugioi Yashiro, 2019
Nipponoblatta suzugaminae I. Fujiyama, 1974
Odontotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909
Pericapritermes nitobei Shiraki, 1909
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839Smokeybrown cockroad
Periplaneta japanna Asahina, 1969
Periplaneta japonica Karny, 1908Japanese cockroach
Periplaneta suzukii Asahina, 1977
Reticulitermes amamianus Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes flaviceps Oshima, 1908
Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar, 1837Eastern subterranean termite
Reticulitermes kanmonensis Takematsu, 1999
Reticulitermes miyatakei Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes okinawanus Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes speratus Morimoto, 1968Japanese termite
Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes speratus leptolabralis Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes speratus speratus Kolbe, 1885
Reticulitermes yaeyamanus Morimoto, 1968
Samaroblatta fronda I. Fujiyama, 1973
Sinocapritermes mushae Oshima & Maki, 1919
Stolotermes amanoi Fujiyama, 1983

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Japan
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKalotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Dampwood termites, Drywood termites
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMesoblattinidae
Handlirsch, 1906
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermopsidae
Grassé, 1949
damp wood termite, Dampwood termites, Rottenwood termites
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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