Blattidae
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| Blattidae | |
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| American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattaria |
| Family: | Blattidae |
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The Blattidae is a family of the order Blattaria (cockroaches). It contains several of the most common household cockroaches.
[edit] Selected species
- Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis)
- American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
- Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae)
- Brown cockroach (Periplaneta brunnea)
- Smokybrown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa)
- Florida woods cockroach (Eurycotis floridana)
- Common shining cockroach (Drymaplaneta communis)
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