Polyphagidae
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| Sand cockroaches | |
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| Polyphaga pellucida in the Saint Petersburg Zoological Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattaria |
| Family: | Polyphagidae |
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Euthyrrhaphinae |
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The Polyphagidae is a family of the order Blattaria (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The family is divided into five subfamilies, comprising some 40 genera.[1] One prominent species is the desert cockroach, Arenivaga investigata.
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