Giant cockroach
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Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family
Blaberidae) are the second largest cockroach family.
(see Taxonomy note)
is sometimes assigned to a separate subfamily, the Cryptocercidae.
Family
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Blaberidae) are the second largest cockroach family.
Some species
- Cape mountain cockroachAptera fuscaThe Cape Mountain Cockroach, Giant Cockroach or Table Mountain Cockroach is a large cockroach which is widespread on low vegetation in open areas in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape region of South Africa. Adult females can be from long. Males are slightly smaller and have dark brown wings,...
- Aptera fusca - Dwarf cave cockroach - Blaberus fusca
- Dubia cockroachBlaptica dubiaThe Dubia Cockroach , also known as Orange-spotted Cockroach or Guyana Spotted Cockroach, is a medium/large species of cockroach, measuring about long. They are sexually dimorphic; the males have wings while the females have only tiny wing stubs...
- Blaptica dubia - Green banana cockroachGreen banana cockroachThe Banana cockroach is a small species of Roach that is found in Cuba and the Caribbean, and along the gulf coast from Florida to Texas and has been observed as far north as Charleston, South Carolina. It is also called the Cuban cockroach...
- Panchlora nivea - Madagascar hissing cockroachMadagascar hissing cockroachThe Madagascar hissing Cockroach , also known as the Hissing Cockroach or simply Hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 2–4 inches at maturity. They are from the island of Madagascar off the African coast, where they can be found in rotting logs.Unlike most cockroaches, they...
- Gromphadorhina portentosa - Speckled cockroach - Nauphoeta cinerea
- Surinam cockroachSurinam cockroachThe Surinam cockroach is a species of cockroach. It is approximately 3/4" in length, with uniformly dark brown wings, and a shiny dark brown or black head and pronotum ....
- Pycnoscelus surinamensis
Genera
- Subfamily Blaberinae
- Achroblatta
- Anchoblatta
- Antioquita
- Archimandrita
- Aspiduchus
- Cacoblatta
- Capucinella
- Cariacasia
- Bionoblatta
- BlaberusBlaberusBlaberus is a genus of cockroaches.They are generally from South America.There are around 10 species in the Blaberus genus and they are popular among hobbyists as fodder for other arthropods or as pets.Unlike several genera of cockroach considered to be pests, this genus of cockroach keeps its...
- Blaptica
- Brachycola
- Byrsotria
- Eublaberus
- Glomerexis
- Glyptopeltis
- Gromphadorhina
- Hemiblabera
- Hiereoblatta
- Hormetica
- Hyporhicnoda
- Kemneria
- Mesoblaberus
- Minablatta
- Mioblatta
- Monachoda
- Monastria
- Neorhicnoda
- Oxycercus
- Paradicta
- Parahormetica
- Petasodes
- Phoetalia
- Pseudogyna
- Sibylloblatta
- Styphon
- Subfamily Diplopterinae
- Calolampra
- DiplopteraDiplopteraDiploptera is a genus of cockroach, used particularly in molecular research into allatostatins. The species Diploptera punctata, the Pacific beetle cockroach, is the only known viviparous cockroach ....
- Subfamily Epilamprinae
- Acroporoblatta
- Anisolampra
- Aptera (genus)
- Apsidopis
- Ataxigamia
- Audreia
- Blepharodera
- Calolamprodes
- Colapteroblatta
- Compsolampra
- Cyrtonotula
- Derocardia
- Dryadoblatta
- Elfridaia
- Epilampra
- Galiblatta
- Haanina
- Homalopteryx
- Litopeltis
- Miroblatta
- Molytria
- Morphna
- Nauclidas
- Notolampra
- Opisthoplatia
- Phlebonotus
- Phoraspis
- Pinaconota
- Placoblatta
- Poroblatta
- Pseudophoraspis
- Pseudoplatia
- Rhabdoblatta
- Rhicnoda
- Stictolampra
- Stictomorphna
- Thorax
- Ylangella
- Subfamily Gyninae
- Alloblatta
- Evea
- Gyna
- Paraprincisaria
- Paraplecta
- Princisaria
- Pseudocalolampra
- Progonogamia
- Thliptoblatta
- Subfamily Panchlorinae
- Ancaudellia
- Caeparia
- Dicellonotus
- Dolichosphaeria
- Hemipanesthia
- Heteroblatta
- Geoscapheus
- Macropanesthia
- Microdina
- Miopanesthia
- Mylacrina
- Neogeoscaphus
- PanchloraPanchloraPanchlora is a genus of cockroaches.This genus contains the following species:* Panchlora acolhua Saussure & Zehntner 1893* Panchlora alcarazzas * Panchlora aurora Hebard 1926* Panchlora azteca Saussure 1862...
- Panesthia
- Parapanesthia
- Phortioecoides
- Proscratea
- Salganea
- Subfamily Oxyhaloinae
- Aeluropoda
- Ateloblatta
- Coleoblatta
- Griffiniella
- Gromphadorhina
- Heminauphoeta
- Henschoutedenia
- Jagrehnia
- Leucophaea
- Nauphoeta
- Oxyhaloa
- Pelloblatta
- Pronauphoeta
- Subfamily Perisphaeriinae
- Bantua
- Compsagis
- Cyrtotria
- Derocalymma
- Ellipsica
- Elliptoblatta
- Gymnonyx
- Hostilia
- Laxta
- Neolaxta
- Perisphaeria
- Perisphaerus
- Pilema (Pronaonota)
- Platysilpha
- Poeciloblatta
- Pronaonota
- Pseudoglomeris
- Trichoblatta
- Zuluia
- Subfamily Pycnoscelinae
- Pycnoscelus
- Stilpnoblatta
- Subfamily Zetoborinae
- Capucina
- Lanxoblatta
- Parasphaeria
- Phortioeca
- Schizopilia
- Schultesia
- Thanatophyllum
- Tribonium
- Zetobora
- Zetoborella
- Subfamily uncertain
(see Taxonomy note)
- Africalolampra
- Apotrogia
- Diplopoterina
- Eustegasta
- Gynopeltis
- Hedaia
- Isoniscus
- Phenacisma
- CryptocercusCryptocercusCryptocercus is a genus of Dictyoptera in the family Polyphagidae, of which this genus is the only member. Species are known as wood roaches or brown-hooded cockroaches....
Taxonomy note
Among the genera of uncertain subfamily, Eustegasta and Isoniscus have been removed from subfamily Perisphaeriinae. CryptocercusCryptocercus
Cryptocercus is a genus of Dictyoptera in the family Polyphagidae, of which this genus is the only member. Species are known as wood roaches or brown-hooded cockroaches....
is sometimes assigned to a separate subfamily, the Cryptocercidae.