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Blattellidae
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Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species include: European native cockroaches – genera including Ectobius, Capraiellus, Phyllodromica and Planuncus Blattella asahinai: Asian cockroach Blattella germanica: German cockroach Cariblatta lutea: Small yellow cockroach Supella longipalpa: Brown-banded cockroach Parcoblatta spp. including the: Parcoblatta fulvescens: Fulvous wood cockroach Parcobl
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderBlattodea
- FamilyEctobiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 408
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Blattidae
- Collections
- LCDI, ASU, NMV
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia
Research
730 papers- The Persistence of Escherichia coli Infection in German Cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattellidae) Varies Between Host Developmental Stages and is Influenced by the Gut Microbiota.Journal of medical entomology · 2020
- Cockroach allergens: Coping with challenging complexity.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2019
- Three new species of Scalida (Blattodea: Blattellidae) from Yunnan, China.Zootaxa · 2023
- Resistance development characteristics of reared German cockroach (Blattodea: Blattellidae) to chlorpyrifos.Scientific reports · 2021
- Discovery of four new Chinese species of Jacobsonina Hebard, 1929 and Blattella Caudell, 1903 (Blaberoidea: Blattellidae).Zootaxa · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Subfamilies and selected genera
- [[Blattellinae]]
- [[Ectobiinae]]
- [[Nyctiborinae]]
- [[Pseudophyllodromiinae]]
- Genera ''[[incertae sedis]]''
- References
- See also
Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species include: European native cockroaches – genera including Ectobius, Capraiellus, Phyllodromica and Planuncus Blattella asahinai: Asian cockroach Blattella germanica: German cockroach Cariblatta lutea: Small yellow cockroach Supella longipalpa: Brown-banded cockroach Parcoblatta spp. including the: Parcoblatta fulvescens: Fulvous wood cockroach Parcoblatta pennsylvanica: Pennsylvania wood cockroach Parcoblatta virginica: Virginia wood cockroach
== Subfamilies and selected genera== The Cockroach Species File includes five subfamilies. The Anaplectinae, previously placed here, have now been elevated to family level. NB: subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020: ===Blattellinae=== Auth.: Karny, 1908 – worldwide Attaphila Wheeler, 1900 (Neotropical) Blattella Caudell, 1903 Ischnoptera Burmeister, 1838 Loboptera Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865, 1865 Lobopterella Princis, 1957 Neotemnopteryx Princis, 1951 Parcoblatta Shelford, 1911 Pseudomops Serville, 1831 Saltoblattella Bohn, Picker, Klass & Colville, 2009 Symploce Hebard, 1916 Temnopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
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