Blattellidae
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The Blattellidae is a family of the order Blattaria (cockroach
es). This family contains many of the smaller common household cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches.
Cockroach
Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria or Blattodea, of which about 30 species out of 4,500 total are associated with human habitations...
es). This family contains many of the smaller common household cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches.
- German cockroach Blattella germanica
- Asian cockroachAsian cockroachBlattella asahinai, the Asian cockroach is a species of cockroach that was first described in 1981 from insects collected on Okinawa Island, Japan. It is nearly identical to the German cockroach except for a few minor morphological differences. Like the German cockroach, it is about long, is tan...
Blattella asahinai - Brown-banded cockroach Supella longipalpa
- Pennsylvania woods cockroach Parcoblatta pennsylvanica
- Parcoblatta virginicaParcoblatta virginicaParcoblatta virginica is a species of cockroach, measuring about 1" long. Parcoblatta pennsylvanica and Parcoblatta fulvescens may be grouped together with this species under the name Pennsylvania wood cockroach, since they are similar....
- Parcoblatta fulvescensParcoblatta fulvescensParcoblatta fulvescens is a species of cockroach, measuring about 1" long. Parcoblatta pennsylvanica and Parcoblatta virginica may be grouped together with this species under the name Pennsylvania wood cockroach, as they are similar....