Wood cockroaches
Loboptera decipiens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Superfamily: Blaberoidea
Family: Ectobiidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Subfamilies

see text

Synonyms
  • Phyllodromiidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
  • Plectopterinae McKittrick, 1964
  • Blattellidae Karny, 1908

Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae)[1][2] 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.[3] A few notable species include:

Subfamilies and selected genera

The Cockroach Species File[4] 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

Ectobiinae

§ Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia

  1. Arbiblatta Chopard, 1936
  2. Capraiellus Harz, 1976
  3. Choristima Tepper, 1895
  4. Dziriblatta Chopard, 1936
  5. Ectobius Stephens, 1835
  6. Ectoneura Shelford, 1907
  7. Eutheganopteryx Shelford, 1912
  8. Luridiblatta Fernandes, 1965
  9. Phyllodromica Fieber, 1853
  10. Planuncus Bohn, 2013
  11. Pseudectoneura Princis, 1974
  12. Stenectoneura Hebard, 1943
  13. Theganopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

Nyctiborinae

§ – Mexico, Central and South America

  • Eunyctibora Shelford, 1908
  • Eushelfordia Hebard, 1925
  • Eushelfordiella Lopes & Oliveira, 2007
  • Megaloblatta Dohrn, 1887
  • Muzoa Hebard, 1921
  • Nyctantonina Vélez, 2013
  • Nyctibora Burmeister, 1838[7]
  • Paramuzoa Roth, 1973
  • Paratropes Serville, 1838
  • Pseudischnoptera Saussure, 1869

Pseudophyllodromiinae

Worldwide distribution, selected genera:

Genera incertae sedis

  1. Africablatta Rehn, 1933:
    - A. patricia (Gerstaecker, 1883)
  2. Akaniblatta Princis, 1969
  3. Alsteinia Hanitsch, 1950
  4. Anareolaria Shelford, 1909
  5. Aneurinita Hebard, 1935
  6. Anisopygia Saussure, 1893
  7. Antitheton Hebard, 1919
  8. Aphlebiella Princis, 1965
  9. Aruistra Princis, 1965
  10. Astyloblatta Bey-Bienko, 1954
  11. Atticola Bolívar, 1905
  12. Blattellina Princis, 1951
  13. Caloblatta Saussure, 1893
  14. Celeriblattina Johns, 1966
  15. Ceuthobia Hebard, 1921
  16. Ceuthobiella Hebard, 1921
  17. Dictyoblattella Uvarov, 1940
  18. Dipteretrum Rehn, 1922
  19. Discalida Woo, Guo & Li, 1985
  20. Distichopis Bolívar, 1924
  21. Disymploce Bey-Bienko, 1958
  22. Drabeha Gurney, 1967
  23. Duryodana Kirby, 1903
  24. Dyakina Hebard, 1929
  25. Eldaina Estrada-Álvarez, 2022
  26. Eublattella Princis, 1950
  27. Euhebardula Princis, 1953
  28. Eulissosoma Hebard, 1926
  29. Euloboptera Princis, 1955
  30. Eurylestes Hebard, 1940
  31. Hanitschella Princis, 1951
  32. Hanitschia Bruijning, 1947
  33. Hanstroemidium Princis, 1963
  34. Hemipterisca Bey-Bienko, 1950
  35. Hemipterota Saussure, 1893
  36. Incoblatta Princis, 1948
  37. Liosilpha Stål, 1874
  38. Lophometopum Hebard, 1920
  39. Mallotoblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
  40. Maretina Hebard, 1933
  41. Maretiola Bey-Bienko, 1968
  42. Margattina Bey-Bienko, 1958
  43. Microblatta Hebard, 1933
  44. Myrmeblattina Chopard, 1926
  45. Namablatta Rehn, 1937
  46. Neoleptoblatta Princis, 1963
  47. Nimbablatta Princis, 1963
  48. Nisibis Stål, 1877
  49. Nymphodromia Rehn & Hebard, 1927
  50. Onycholobus Hanitsch, 1938
  51. Operculea Bolívar, 1924
  52. Paraloboptera Saussure, 1870
  53. Parascalida Hanitsch, 1936
  54. Parellipsidion Johns, 1966
  55. Phorticolea Bolívar, 1905
  56. Piroblatta Shelford, 1907
  57. Rudebeckia Princis, 1963
  58. Sciablatta Hebard, 1921
  59. Sinablatta Princis, 1950
  60. Sutteriana Princis, 1957
  61. Tairella Hebard, 1926
  62. Xosaia Princis, 1963

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, George; Eggleton, Paul (30 Aug 2013). "Order Blattodea". Zootaxa. 3703 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "order Blattodea". Cockroach Species File. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Blattellidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Cockroach Species File (retrieved 20 July 2020)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Blattellinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Bohn, H.; Picker, M.; Klass, K.-D.; Colville, J. (2010). "A jumping cockroach from South Africa, Saltoblattella montistabularis, gen. nov., spec. nov. (Blattodea: Blattellidae)" (PDF). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. Senckenberg Gesellschaft. 68 (1): 53–69. ISSN 1864-8312. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Nyctiborinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

See also

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