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Checklist for Order Blattodea Latreille, 1810 (Cockroach)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
62
427
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
11
74
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
11 Families width 160 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 192914SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites44SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Ectobiidae Brunner von ..., 1865Wood cockroaches15SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids25SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites15SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach12SpeciesTaxom
Nocticolinae2SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites10SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches13SpeciesTaxom
Corydiidae (de Saussure, 1864)Sand cockroaches9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
74 Genera with 160 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRST
Allacta Saussure & Z..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anacanthotermes Jacobson, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Anaplecta Burmeister, 190614SpeciesTaxom
Anaplectella mj�be..., 19964SpeciesTaxom
Anaplectoidea Shelford, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ancaudellia Shaw, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Balta Tepper, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Bifiditermes Krishna, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Blattella Caudell, 193512SpeciesTaxom
Calolamprodes Bey-Bienko, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cardacus Strand, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ceylonitermellus Emerson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Ceylonitermes Holmgren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1896Subterranean Termite5SpeciesTaxom
Corydidarum Brunner von ..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1932drywood termite6SpeciesTaxom
Delosia Bolivar, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dicuspiditermes Krishna, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Diploptera de Saussure, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dorylaea Stål, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Eucorydia Hebard, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Eurytermes Wasmann, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Euthyrrhapha Burmeister, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotermes Froggatt, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Hemithyrsocera Saussure, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Holocompsa Burmeister, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hospitalitermes Holmgren, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Hypotermes Holmgren, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Indoapterolampra Anisyutkin, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Liosilpha Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1779Fungus-culturing termites1SpeciesTaxom
Margattea Shelford, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Morphna mj�be..., 20173SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1960Damp-wood Termites3SpeciesTaxom
Nocticola Bolivar, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 185310SpeciesTaxom
Panesthia Serville, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1908Cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom
Phlebonotus Saussure, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromica Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Placoblatta Bey-Bienko, 01SpeciesTaxom
Postelectrotermes Krishna, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoglomeris Brunner von ..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogynopeltis Karny, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoblatta Kirby, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoblattella Anisyutkin, 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Salganea Stål, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Speculitermes Wasmann, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Sphecophila Shelford, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Stictolampra Hanitsch, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Stilpnoblatta Saussure & Z..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Supella Shelford, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Synhamitermes Holmgren, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Termitogeton Desneux, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Therea Billberg, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Thorax Saussure, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Thyrsocera Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tivia Walker, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Trichoblatta Saussure & Z..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 03SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
160 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allacta diluta Saussure, 1863
Allacta figurata Walker, 1871
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Anacanthotermes viarum Konig, 1779
Anaplecta avicharapura Fernando, 1957
Anaplecta erythronota Shelford, 1908
Anaplecta galathea Fernando, 1957
Anaplecta gyrinoides Walker, F., 1868
Anaplecta karakoush Fernando, 1957
Anaplecta kekilla Fernando, 1959
Anaplecta maculata (Shelford, 1906)⇒ Anaplectella maculata Shelford, 1906
Anaplecta marshallae Fernando, 1960
Anaplecta martini (Fernando, 1957)⇒ Anaplectella thwaitesi Shelford, 1906
Anaplecta pilatus (Fernando, 1959)⇒ Anaplectella pilatus Fernando, 1959
Anaplecta ratnadvipa Fernando, 1957
Anaplecta srilanka Fernando, 1957
Anaplecta thwaitesi (Shelford, 1906)⇒ Anaplectella thwaitesi Shelford, 1906
Anaplecta zeylanica Shelford, 1906
Anaplectella maculata Shelford, 1906
Anaplectella pilatus Fernando, 1959
Anaplectella thwaitesi Shelford, 1906
Anaplectella warreni Roth, L. M., 1996Dusky Ancylid
Anaplectoidea modesta Shelford, 1909
Ancaudellia lobipennis Brunner von ..., 1893
Angulitermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1914
Balta notulata Stål, 1860Cockroach
Balta reticulata Fabricius, 1798
Bifiditermes pintoi Kemner, 1932
Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981Asian cockroach
Blattella biligata Walker, F., 1868
Blattella bisignata (Brunner, 1893)⇒ Blattella nipponica Asahina, 1963
Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767Croton bug
Blattella humbertiana (Karny, 1915)⇒ Blattella karnyi Princis, 1969
Blattella humbertiana 10
Blattella karnyi Princis, 1969
Blattella lituricollis (Walker, F., 1868)⇒ Blattella meridionalis Princis, 1957
Blattella meridionalis Princis, 1957
Blattella nipponica Asahina, 1963
Blattella parvula Bei-Bienko, 1954
Blattella vaga Hebard, 1935Field cockroach
Calolamprodes characterosa F.Walker, 1868
Cardacus willeyi Shelford, 1908
Ceylonitermellus hantanae Holmgren, 1911
Ceylonitermellus kotuae Bugnion, 1914
Ceylonitermes escherichi Holmgren, 1911
Coptotermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Coptotermes emersoni Ahmad, 1953
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes gaurii Roonwal & Kr..., 1955
Coptotermes gestroi Wasmann, 1896Asian subterranean termite
Corydidarum humbertiana Saussure, 1863
Cryptotermes bengalensis Snyder, 1934
Cryptotermes ceylonicus Ranaweera, 1962
Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light, 1921Termite
Cryptotermes domesticus Haviland, 1898
Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks, 1918
Cryptotermes perforans Kemner, 1932
Delosia ornata Bolivar, 1924Desroches cockroach
Delosia sabaragamua Roth, L. M., 1997
Derocalymma porcellio Gerstaecker, 1869
Dicuspiditermes hutsoni Kemner, 1926
Dicuspiditermes incola Wasmann, 1893
Dicuspiditermes nemorosus Haviland, 1898
Diploptera punctata Eschscholtz, 1822Cypress cockroach
Dorylaea archershee Fernando, 1961
Dorylaea flavicincta Haan, 1842
Dorylaea zeylanica Princis, 1951
Eucorydia ornata Saussure, 1864
Eurytermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1913
Euthyrrhapha pacifica Coquebert, 1804Pacific cockroach
Glyptotermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Glyptotermes dilatatus Bugnion & Po..., 1910Live-wood tea termite
Glyptotermes minutus Kemner, 1932
Hemithyrsocera palliata Fabricius, 1798
Heterotermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Heterotermes indicola Wasmann, 1902
Holocompsa debilis Walker, F., 1868Dwarf milkweed
Hospitalitermes monoceros König, 1779
Hypotermes obscuriceps Wasmann, 1902
Hypotermes winifredi Ahmad, 1953
Indoapterolampra rugosiuscula Anisyutkin, 2014
Kalotermes jepsoni Kemner, 1932
Liosilpha pumicata Stål, 1858
Macrotermes convulsionarius König, 1779
Margattea ceylanica Saussure, 1868
Microcerotermes bugnioni Holmgren, 1911
Microcerotermes cylindriceps Wasmann, 1902
Microcerotermes greeni Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes heimi Wasmann, 1902
Microcerotermes minor Holmgren, 1914
Microtermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes macronotus Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes obesi Holmgren, 1912
Morphna lucida Anisyutkin, 2014
Morphna plana Brunner von ..., 1865
Morphna srilankensis Anisyutkin a..., 2017
Nasutitermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Nasutitermes escherichi
Nasutitermes horni Wasmann, 1902
Nasutitermes lacustris Bugnion, 1912
Nasutitermes oculatus Holmgren, 1911
Neostylopyga parallea Bolivar, 1897
Neostylopyga parallela Bolivar, 1897
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neotermes fletcheri Holmgren & H..., 1917
Neotermes greeni Desneux, 1908Sri Lanka tea termite
Neotermes kemneri Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Nocticola rohini Fernando, 1962
Odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes ceylonicus Wasmann, 1902
Odontotermes escherichi Holmgren, 1911
Odontotermes feae Wasmann, 1896
Odontotermes globicola Wasmann, 1902
Odontotermes horni Wasmann, 1902
Odontotermes koenigi Desneux, 1906
Odontotermes preliminaris Holmgren, 1911
Odontotermes redemanni Wasmann, 1893
Odontotermes taprobanes Walker, 1853
Panesthia lobipennis (Brunner von ..., 1893)⇒ Ancaudellia lobipennis Brunner von ..., 1893
Panesthia plagiata Walker, F., 1859Poke milkweed
Pelmatosilpha princisi Fernando, 1958
Pelmatosilpha sinhalensis Shelford, 1908
Pericapritermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Pericapritermes speciosus Haviland, 1898
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta ceylonica Karny, 1908
Phlebonotus pallens Serville, 1831
Phyllodromica (Phyllodromica) marginata Schreber, 1781
Placoblatta beybienkoi Anisyutkin, 0
Postelectrotermes militaris Desneux, 1904
Prorhinotermes flavus Bugnion & Po..., 1910
Pseudoglomeris glomeris Saussure, 1863
Pseudogynopeltis blattella (Karny, 1908)⇒ Tivia simulatrix Walker, F., 1869
Pycnoscelus indicus Fabricius, 1775Burrowing cockroach
Pycnoscelus nigra Brunner von ..., 1865
Pycnoscelus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Greenhouse cockroach
Reticulitermes holmgreni Statz, 1939
Rhabdoblatta praecipua F.Walker, 1868
Rhabdoblatta subsparsa Walker, F., 1868
Rhabdoblatta terranea Walker, F., 1868
Salganea passaloides Walker, F., 1868
Salganea passaloides passaloides Walker, 1868
Speculitermes sinhalensis Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Sphecophila cornelie (Fernando, 1959)⇒ Euthyrrhapha pacifica Coquebert, 1804
Sphecophila ravana (Fernando, 1957)⇒ Euthyrrhapha pacifica Coquebert, 1804
Stictolampra punctata Brunner von ..., 1865
Stilpnoblatta opaca Walker, F., 1868
Supella (Supella) longipalpa Fabricius, 1798Brown-banded cockroach
Synhamitermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1913
Synhamitermes colombensis Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Termitogeton umbilicatus Hagen, 1858
Therea petiveriana Linnaeus, 1758Seven-spotted Cockroach
Therea regularis Grandcolas, 1993
Thorax porcellana Saussure, 1862
Thyrsocera spectabilis Burmeister, 1838
Tivia ravana (Fernando, 1957)⇒ Euthyrrhapha pacifica Coquebert, 1804
Trichoblatta humbertiana Saussure, 1863
Trinervitermes biformis Wasmann, 1902Foraging termite
Trinervitermes rabidus Hagen, 1859
Trinervitermes rubidus

Subnodes of Blattodea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SuperfamilyBlaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
4
31
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyBlattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
34
83
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCorydioidea
Saussure, 1864
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNocticolinae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Blattodea at itis.gov