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Checklist for Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
31
103
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
9
22
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
13
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
5 Families width 32 Species
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites19SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904Harvester termites4SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae (Stephens, 1829)American cockroaches5SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
13 Genera with 32 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Anacanthotermes Jacobson, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Blatta Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Epicalotermes Silvestri, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842Fungus-culturing termites1SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1758Cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Psammotermes Desneux, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordella Adelung, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
32 Species
Amitermes gallagheri Chhotani, 1988
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Amitermes vilis Hagen, 1858
Anacanthotermes ochraceus Burmeister, 1839
Anacanthotermes saudiensis Chhotani & Bose, 1982
Anacanthotermes ubachi Navas, 1911
Anacanthotermes vagans Hagen, 1858
Angulitermes arabiae Chhotani & Bose, 1979
Angulitermes asirensis Chhotani & Bose, 1991
Angulitermes quadriceps Harris, 1964
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Hemithyrsocera histrio Burmeister, 1838
Epicalotermes aethiopicus Silvestri, 1917
Heterotermes aethiopicus Sjöstedt, 1911
Heterotermes wittmeri Chhotani & Bose, 1982
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Microcerotermes buettikeri Chhotani & Bose, 1979
Microcerotermes diversus Silvestri, 1920
Microcerotermes gabrielis Weidner, 1955
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes sabaeus Harris, 1957
Microtermes najdensis Harris, 1964
Microtermes subhyalinus Silvestri, 1914
Microtermes yemenensis Wood, Lamb &..., 1986
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Psammotermes hybostoma Desneux, 1902Sand termite
Shelfordella arabica Bei-Bienko, 1938
Shelfordella lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775
Trinervitermes arabiae Harris, 1957
Trinervitermes saudiensis Sands, 1965

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHodotermitidae
Desneux, 1904
Harvester termites
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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