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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 Cartoblatta Shelford in Sjöstedt, 1907
  12. Genus Catara Walker, 1868
  13. Genus Celatoblatta Johns, 1966
  14. Genus Cosmozosteria Stål, 1874
  15. Genus Crescispina Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  16. Genus Cretaperiplaneta Qiu, Che & Wang in Qiu et al., 2020 †
  17. Genus Deropeltis Burmeister, 1838
  18. Genus Desmozosteria Shelford in Michaelsen & Hartmeyer, 1909
  19. Genus Dorylaea Stål, 1877
  20. Genus Drymaplaneta Tepper, 1893
  21. Genus Duchailluia Rehn, 1933
  22. Genus Eppertia Shaw, 1925
  23. Genus Eroblatta Shelford, 1910
  24. Genus Eumethana Princis, 1951
  25. Genus Eurycotis Stål, 1874
  26. Genus Euzosteria Shelford, 1909
  27. Genus Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 1938
  28. Genus Henicotyle Rehn & Hebard, 1927
  29. Genus Homalosilpha Stål, 1874
  30. Genus Karatavoblatta Vishniakova, 1968 †
  31. Genus Laevifacies Liao, Wang & Che, 2019
  32. Genus Macrocerca Hanitsch, 1930
  33. Genus Macrostylopyga Anisyutkin, Anichkin & Nguyen Van Thinh, 2013
  34. Genus Maoriblatta Princis, 1966
  35. Genus Megazosteria Mackerras, 1966
  36. Genus Melanozosteria Stål, 1874
  37. Genus Mendozablatta Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mendes in Gallego & Martins-Neto, 1999 †
  38. Genus Mimosilpha Bei-Bienko, 1957
  39. Genus Miostylopyga Princis, 1966 †
  40. Genus Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  41. Genus Netherea Vršanský & Anisyutkin in Anisyutkin, Grachev, Ponomarenko, Rasnitsyn & Vršanský, 2008 †
  42. Genus Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 1888
  43. Genus Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838
  44. Genus Planiblatta Luo & Wang, 2023
  45. Genus Platyzosteria Brunner, 1865
  46. Genus Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  47. Genus Potyzosteria Walker, 1868
  48. Genus Protagonista Shelford, 1908
  49. Genus Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 1890
  50. Genus Pseudolampra Tepper, 1893
  51. Genus Rastroblatta Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mendes in Gallego & Martins-Neto, 1999 †
  52. Genus Sabina Shelford, 1909
  53. Genus Scabinopsis Bei-Bienko, 1969 †
  54. Genus Shelfordella Adelung, 1911
  55. Genus Stantoniella Becker-Migdisova, 1962 †
  56. Genus Strictiblatta Lin, 1980 †
  57. Genus Tenumembrana Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  58. Genus Thyrsocera Burmeister, 1838
  59. Genus Unihamus Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  60. Genus Validiblatta Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025
  61. Genus Vittiblatta Luo & Wang, 2023
  62. Genus Zhujiblatta Lin, 1980 †
  63. Genus Zonioploca Stål, 1874
  64. Genus Austrostylopyga Mackerras, 1968 accepted as Celatoblatta Johns, 1966
  65. Genus Blacta Costa, 1839 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  66. Genus Blattina Hebard, 1929 accepted as Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 1938
  67. Genus Cacerlaca Saussure, 1864 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  68. Genus Chalcoblatta Jacobson, 1924 accepted as Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  69. Genus Chalcolampra de Saussure, 1863 accepted as Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  70. Genus Cutilia Stål, 1877 accepted as Melanozosteria Stål, 1874
  71. Genus Cutiloidea Shaw, 1925 accepted as Drymaplaneta Tepper, 1893
  72. Genus Distylopyga Bei-Bienko, 1965 accepted as Duchailluia Rehn, 1933
  73. Genus Dorylaea Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  74. Genus Euryzosteria de Saussure, 1864 accepted as Deropeltis Burmeister, 1838
  75. Genus Kakerlac Serville, 1839 accepted as Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838
  76. Genus Kakerlac Latreille, 1825 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  77. Genus Kakkerlac Scudder, 1901 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  78. Genus Karataublatta † accepted as Karatavoblatta Vishniakova, 1968 †
  79. Genus Knephasia Tepper, 1893 accepted as Zonioploca Stål, 1874
  80. Genus Lamproblatta Princis, 1954 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  81. Genus Lepidophora Tepper, 1895 accepted as Eppertia Shaw, 1925
  82. Genus Leptozosteria Tepper, 1893 accepted as Platyzosteria Brunner, 1865
  83. Genus Metablatta Princis, 1946 accepted as Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 1890
  84. Genus Methana Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 accepted as Dorylaea Stål, 1877
  85. Genus Methana Finot, 1897 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  86. Genus Neostelopyga Wu, 1935 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  87. Genus Paramethana Shelford in Sjöstedt, 1907 accepted as Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838
  88. Genus Planetica Saussure, 1863 accepted as Archiblatta Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862
  89. Genus Polyrosteria accepted as Polyzosteria Burmeister, 1838
  90. Genus Polyzosteria Finot, 1897 accepted as Eurycotis Stål, 1874
  91. Genus Pseudozosteria Princis, 1954 accepted as Eppertia Shaw, 1925
  92. Genus Steleopyga Fischer, 1833 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  93. Genus Stylopyga Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 accepted as Neostylopyga Shelford, 1911
  94. Genus Stylopyga Shelford, 1908 accepted as Duchailluia Rehn, 1933
  95. Genus Stylopyga Fischer de Waldheim, 1846 accepted as Blatta Linnaeus, 1758
  96. Genus Syntomaptera Tepper, 1893 accepted as Melanozosteria Stål, 1874
  97. Genus Tepperia Kirby, 1910 accepted as Eppertia Shaw, 1925
  98. 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 2025-11-13
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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