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Blattidae Latreille, 1810

100874  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100874)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Blattodea (Order)
  7. Blattidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Afrostylopyga Anisyutkin, 2014
  2. Genus Anamesia Tepper, 1893
  3. Genus Apterisca Princis, 1963
  4. Genus Archiblatta Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862
  5. Genus Arcicaulis Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  6. Genus Bimodala Šmídová in Vršanský et al., 2019 †
  7. Genus Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  8. Genus Brinckella Princis, 1963
  9. Genus Bubosa Šmídová, 2020 †
  10. Genus Bundoksia Lucañas, 2021
  11. Genus Calcistylopyga Lucañas, 2025
  12. Genus Cartoblatta Shelford in Sjöstedt, 1907
  13. Genus Catara Walker, 1868
  14. Genus Celatoblatta Johns, 1966
  15. Genus Cosmozosteria Stål, 1874
  16. Genus Crescispina Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  17. Genus Cretaperiplaneta Qiu, Che & Wang in Qiu et al., 2020 †
  18. Genus Deropeltis Burmeister, 1838
  19. Genus Desmozosteria Shelford in Michaelsen & Hartmeyer, 1909
  20. Genus Dorylaea Stål, 1877
  21. Genus Drymaplaneta Tepper, 1893
  22. Genus Duchailluia Rehn, 1933
  23. Genus Eppertia Shaw, 1925
  24. Genus Eroblatta Shelford, 1910
  25. Genus Eumethana Princis, 1951
  26. Genus Eurycotis Stål, 1874
  27. Genus Euzosteria Shelford, 1909
  28. Genus Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 1938
  29. Genus Henicotyle Rehn & Hebard, 1927
  30. Genus Hobbitoblatta Lucañas, 2023
  31. Genus Homalosilpha Stål, 1874
  32. Genus Karatavoblatta Vishniakova, 1968 †
  33. Genus Laevifacies Liao, Wang & Che, 2019
  34. Genus Macrocerca Hanitsch, 1930
  35. Genus Macrostylopyga Anisyutkin, Anichkin & Nguyen Van Thinh, 2013
  36. Genus Maoriblatta Princis, 1966
  37. Genus Megazosteria Mackerras, 1966
  38. Genus Melanozosteria Stål, 1874
  39. Genus Mendozablatta Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mendes in Gallego & Martins-Neto, 1999 †
  40. Genus Mimosilpha Bei-Bienko, 1957
  41. Genus Miostylopyga Princis, 1966 †
  42. Genus Nazgultaure Lucañas, 2023
  43. Genus Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  44. Genus Netherea Vršanský & Anisyutkin in Anisyutkin, Grachev, Ponomarenko, Rasnitsyn & Vršanský, 2008 †
  45. Genus Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 1888
  46. Genus Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838
  47. Genus Planiblatta Luo & Wang, 2023
  48. Genus Platyzosteria Brunner, 1865
  49. Genus Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  50. Genus Potyzosteria Walker, 1868
  51. Genus Prostylopyga Piton, 1940 †
  52. Genus Protagonista Shelford, 1908
  53. Genus Protectobia Piton, 1940 †
  54. Genus Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 1890
  55. Genus Pseudolampra Tepper, 1893
  56. Genus Rastroblatta Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mendes in Gallego & Martins-Neto, 1999 †
  57. Genus Sabina Shelford, 1909
  58. Genus Scabinopsis Bei-Bienko, 1969 †
  59. Genus Shelfordella Adelung, 1911
  60. Genus Stantoniella Becker-Migdisova, 1962 †
  61. Genus Strictiblatta Lin, 1980 †
  62. Genus Tenumembrana Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  63. Genus Thyrsocera Burmeister, 1838
  64. Genus Unihamus Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  65. Genus Validiblatta Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  66. Genus Vittiblatta Luo & Wang, 2023
  67. Genus Zhujiblatta Lin, 1980 †
  68. Genus Zonioploca Stål, 1874
  69. Genus Austrostylopyga Mackerras, 1968 accepted as Celatoblatta Johns, 1966
  70. Genus Blacta Costa, 1839 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  71. Genus Blattina Hebard, 1929 accepted as Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 1938
  72. Genus Cacerlaca Saussure, 1864 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  73. Genus Chalcoblatta Jacobson, 1924 accepted as Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  74. Genus Chalcolampra de Saussure, 1863 accepted as Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  75. Genus Cutilia Stål, 1877 accepted as Melanozosteria Stål, 1874
  76. Genus Cutiloidea Shaw, 1925 accepted as Drymaplaneta Tepper, 1893
  77. Genus Distylopyga Bei-Bienko, 1965 accepted as Duchailluia Rehn, 1933
  78. Genus Dorylaea Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  79. Genus Euryzosteria de Saussure, 1864 accepted as Deropeltis Burmeister, 1838
  80. Genus Kakerlac Serville, 1839 accepted as Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838
  81. Genus Kakerlac Latreille, 1825 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  82. Genus Kakkerlac Scudder, 1901 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  83. Genus Karataublatta † accepted as Karatavoblatta Vishniakova, 1968 †
  84. Genus Knephasia Tepper, 1893 accepted as Zonioploca Stål, 1874
  85. Genus Lamproblatta Princis, 1954 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  86. Genus Lepidophora Tepper, 1895 accepted as Eppertia Shaw, 1925
  87. Genus Leptozosteria Tepper, 1893 accepted as Platyzosteria Brunner, 1865
  88. Genus Metablatta Princis, 1946 accepted as Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 1890
  89. Genus Methana Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 accepted as Dorylaea Stål, 1877
  90. Genus Methana Finot, 1897 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  91. Genus Neostelopyga Wu, 1935 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  92. Genus Paramethana Shelford in Sjöstedt, 1907 accepted as Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838
  93. Genus Planetica Saussure, 1863 accepted as Archiblatta Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862
  94. Genus Polyrosteria accepted as Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  95. Genus Polyzosteria Finot, 1897 accepted as Eurycotis Stål, 1874
  96. Genus Pseudozosteria Princis, 1954 accepted as Eppertia Shaw, 1925
  97. Genus Steleopyga Fischer, 1833 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  98. Genus Stylopyga Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  99. Genus Stylopyga Shelford, 1908 accepted as Duchailluia Rehn, 1933
  100. Genus Stylopyga Fischer de Waldheim, 1846 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  101. Genus Syntomaptera Tepper, 1893 accepted as Melanozosteria Stål, 1874
  102. Genus Tepperia Kirby, 1910 accepted as Eppertia Shaw, 1925
  103. Genus Tepperiana Uvarov, 1940 accepted as Eppertia Shaw, 1925
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Stephens, 1835 in Hallan, 2000-. Senior homonym of Blattidae Bey-Bienko, 1950 (Blattodea).  
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Stephens, 1835 in Hallan, 2000-. Senior homonym of Blattidae Bey-Bienko, 1950 (Blattodea). [details]
IRMNG (2025). Blattidae Latreille, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100874 on 2026-01-19
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2019-08-02 06:13:05Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Beccaloni, G.; Eggleton, P. (2013). Order Blattodea. <em>In</em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3703(1): 46-48., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10 [details] 

taxonomy source Beccaloni, G.; Eggleton, P. (2013). Order Blattodea. <em>In</em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3703(1): 46-48., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10 [details] 

current name source Beccaloni, G.; Eggleton, P. (2013). Order Blattodea. <em>In</em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3703(1): 46-48., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10 [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Neoptera (Infraclass) > Orthopterodea (Superorder) > Blattodea (Order) > Blattidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Cockroaches, terrestrial (characteristics of order) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Berriasian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given as Stephens, 1835 in Hallan, 2000-. Senior homonym of Blattidae Bey-Bienko, 1950 (Blattodea). [details]
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