Ectobiidae
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| Loboptera decipiens | |
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| Family: | Ectobiidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
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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.[6] A few of the species include:
- German cockroach Blattella germanica
- Asian cockroach Blattella asahinai
- Brown-banded cockroach Supella longipalpa
- Pennsylvania woods cockroach Parcoblatta pennsylvanica
- Virginia wood cockroach Parcoblatta virginica
- Fulvous wood cockroach Parcoblatta fulvescens
- Small yellow cockroach Cariblatta lutea
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pseudophyllodromiinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Blattellinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Ectobiinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Nyctiborinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ 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. 68 (1). Senckenberg Gesellschaft: 53–69. ISSN 1864-8312. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "Blattellidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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