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Checklist of Order Blattodea Latreille, 1810 (Cockroach)
for Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
714
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
712
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
680
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
38
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
6
16
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
6 Families width 26 Species
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites12SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites4SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
16 Genera with 26 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Calolampra Saussure, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1898Subterranean Termite1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1925drywood termite3SpeciesTaxom
Ephelotermes Miller, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macrognathotermes Miller, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Megamareta Hebard, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Melanozosteria Stål, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1853Damp-wood Termites1SpeciesTaxom
Platyzosteria Brunner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Schedorhinotermes Silvestri, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tumulitermes Holmgren, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
26 Species
Amitermes laurensis Mjöberg, 1920Mound Building Termite
Calolampra insularis Roth, L. M. ..., 1973
Coptotermes acinaciformis Froggatt, 1898Subterranean Termite
Cryptotermes domesticus Haviland, 1898
Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks, 1918
Cryptotermes secundus Hill, 1925Basal drywood termite
Ephelotermes cheeli Mjöberg, 1920
Heterotermes paradoxus Froggatt, 1898
Heterotermes vagus Hill, 1927
Macrognathotermes errator Miller, 1991
Megamareta phaneropyga Chopard, 1924Drab cockroach
Melanozosteria bicolor (Kirby, W. F., 1903)⇒ Platyzosteria bicolor Kirby, 1903
Melanozosteria melanesiae Shelford, 1909
Melanozosteria triangulata Brunner von ..., 1893
Microcerotermes biroi Desneux, 1905
Microcerotermes nanus Hill, 1915
Microcerotermes taylori Hill, 1927
Nasutitermes graveolus Hill, 1925Niggerhead termite
Nasutitermes magnus Froggatt, 1898
Nasutitermes princeps Desneux, 1905
Nasutitermes torresi Hill, 1942
Nasutitermes triodiae Froggatt, 1898Spinifex Termite
Neotermes insularis Walker, 1853Ringant Termite
Platyzosteria bicolor Kirby, 1903
Schedorhinotermes actuosus Hill, 1933
Tumulitermes marcidus Hill, 1942

Subnodes of Blattodea with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
SuperfamilyBlaberoidea
Saussure, 1864
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyBlattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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