Blattidae
Family of cockroaches / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blattidae is a cockroach family in the order Blattodea[1] containing several of the most common household cockroaches. Notable species include:
- Blatta orientalis: Oriental cockroach,
- Common shining cockroach: (Drymaplaneta communis)
- Florida woods cockroach: (Eurycotis floridana)
- Periplaneta spp: American cockroach, Australian cockroach, Brown cockroach, Smokybrown cockroach, Turkestan cockroach
- Botany Bay cockroach: (Polyzosteria limbata)
Quick Facts Blattidae Temporal range: Cretaceous-Recent, Scientific classification ...
Blattidae Temporal range: Cretaceous-Recent | |
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American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Epifamily: | Blattoidae |
Family: | Blattidae Latreille, 1810 |
Genera | |
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