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Blattidae
Blattidae is a cockroach family in the order Blattodea containing several of the most common household cockroaches. Notable species include: * '' Blatta orientalis'': Oriental cockroach, * Common shining cockroach: (''Drymaplaneta communis'') * Florida woods cockroach: ('' Eurycotis floridana'') * ''Periplaneta'' spp: American cockroach, Australian cockroach, Brown cockroach, Smokybrown cockroach, Turkestan cockroach * Botany Bay cockroach: ('' Polyzosteria limbata'') Subfamilies and genera Archiblattinae Auth. Kirby, 1904; distribution: SE Asia * '' Archiblatta'' Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862 * '' Bundoksia'' Lucañas, 2021 * '' Catara'' Walker, 1868 * '' Protagonista'' Latreille, 1810 Blattinae Auth. Latreille, 1810; distribution: Worldwide; synonym Duchailluiinae Roth, 2003 * '' Afrostylopyga'' Anisyutkin, 2014 * '' Apterisca'' Princis, 1963 * '' Blatta'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Brinckella'' Princis, 1963 * '' Cartoblatta'' Shelford, 1910 * * '' Deropeltis'' Burmeister, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokybrown Cockroach
The smokybrown cockroach (''Periplaneta fuliginosa'') is a large species of cockroach, winged, and growing to a length of .Appel, A. G., & Smith II, L. M. (2002). Biology and management of the smokybrown cockroach. ''Annual Review of Entomology'', 47, 33–55 Characteristics Although closely related to the American cockroach (''Periplaneta americana''), the smokybrown cockroach is readily distinguishable from it by its uniformly light to dark brown–Mahogany (color), mahogany coloration. Furthermore, unlike the ''P. americana'', which possesses a light-rimmed pattern on its thorax, the smokybrown cockroach's thorax is dark and shiny. Diet The smokybrown cockroach is a detritivore and can feed off a wide array of organic (including decaying) matter. Like most cockroaches, it is a scavenger, whereby it feeds on many different types of foods including dry earthworms, pet food, pet waste such as feces and urine, paper, and many types of ripe fruits. Habitat and distribution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockroaches are an ancient group that first appeared during the Late Jurassic, with their ancestors, known as "Roachoid, roachoids", likely originating during the Carboniferous period around 320 million years ago. Those early ancestors, however, lacked the internal ovipositors of modern roaches. Cockroaches are somewhat generalized insects lacking special adaptations (such as the sucking Insect mouthparts, mouthparts of aphids and other Hemiptera, true bugs); they have chewing mouthparts and are probably among the most primitive of living Neopteran insects. They are common and hardy insects capable of tolerating a wide range of Köppen climate classification, climates, from Arctic cold to Tropics, tropical heat. Tropical cockroaches are often muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cockroach
The American cockroach (''Periplaneta americana'') is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. In certain regions of the U.S. it is colloquially known as the waterbug, though it is not a true waterbug since it is not aquatic. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary. It is often misidentified as a palmetto bug. Despite their name, American cockroaches are native to Africa and the Middle East. They are believed to have been introduced to the Americas only from the 17th century onward as a result of human commercial patterns, including the Atlantic slave trade. Distribution Despite the name, none of the ''Periplaneta'' species is native to the Americas; ''P. americana'' was introduced to what is now the United States from Africa as early as 1625. They are now common in tropical climates because human activity has extended the insects' range of habitation, and are virtually cosmopolitan in distribution as a result of globa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Cockroach
The brown cockroach (''Fortiblatta brunnea''), synonym ''Periplaneta brunnea'', is a species of cockroach in the family Blattidae. It is probably originally native to Germany, but today it has a circumtropical distribution, having been widely introduced.''Periplaneta brunnea'', Brown Cockroach. Cook Islands Biodiversity Database. The Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust. 2007. In cooler climates it can only survive indoors,''Periplaneta brunnea'' (Burmeister, 1838). Orthopteroids of the British Isles Recording Scheme. and it is considered a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periplaneta
''Periplaneta'' is a genus of cockroaches containing some of the well-known pest species with cosmopolitan distributions, such as: * ''Periplaneta americana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – American cockroach * ''Periplaneta australasiae'' (Fabricius, 1775) – Australian cockroach * ''Periplaneta brunnea'' Burmeister, 1838 – Brown cockroach * ''Periplaneta fuliginosa'' (Serville, 1839) – Smokybrown cockroach * ''Periplaneta japonica'' Karny, 1908 – Japanese cockroach * ''Periplaneta lateralis'' - the Turkestan cockroach Species The ''Cockroach Species File''Cockroach Species File: genus ''Periplaneta'' Burmeister, 1838 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 28 March 2024) lists: # ''Periplaneta aboriginea'' # ''Periplaneta affinis'' # ''Periplaneta americana'' - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deropeltis
''Deropeltis'' is a genus of African cockroaches in the family Blattidae, also known as hunchback roaches, erected by Hermann Burmeister Karl Hermann Konrad Burmeister (also known as Carlos Germán Conrado Burmeister) (15 January 1807 – 2 May 1892) was a German Argentine zoologist, entomologist, herpetologist, botany, botanist, and coleopterologist. He served as a professor at ... in 1838. Species The ''Cockroach Species File''Cockroach Species File: genus ''Deropeltis'' Burmeister, 1838 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 28 March 2024) lists: # '' Deropeltis abbreviata'' # '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkestan Cockroach
The Turkestan cockroach, ''Periplaneta lateralis'' (also known by its synonyms ''Shelfordella lateralis'' and ''Blatta lateralis''), also known as the rusty red cockroach, red runner cockroach or simply rusty red, red runner, or lat, is a primarily outdoor-dwelling cockroach native to an area from northern Africa to Central Asia. Adults measure around in length. Adult males are a brownish orange or red, are slender, and have long, yellowish wings which allow it to attract females and to glide. Adult females are dark brown to black, with cream-colored markings on the shield and a cream-colored stripe edging its wings; they are broader than males, and have short vestigial wings. Nymphs are brown in front, black on the rear, and are wingless. Habitat The Turkestan cockroach is primarily an outdoor insect, not known as an aggressive indoor pest, unlike some cockroach species such as the German and brown-banded cockroaches, though it will inhabit areas around dwellings where shelte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Cockroach
The Australian cockroach (''Periplaneta australasiae'') is a common species of tropical cockroach, with a length of . It is brown overall, with the tegmina having a conspicuous lateral pale stripe or margin, and the pronotum (head shield) with a sharply contrasting pale or yellow margin. It is very similar in appearance to the American cockroach and may be easily mistaken for it. It is, however, slightly smaller than the American cockroach, and has a yellow margin on the thorax and yellow streaks at its sides near the wing base. Distribution Despite its name, the Australian cockroach is a cosmopolitan species, and an introduced species in Australia. ''P. australasiae'' probably originated in Africa. It is very common in the southern United States and in tropical climates, and can be found in many locations throughout the world due to its travels by shipping and commerce between locations. Habitat It prefers warmer climates and is not cold-tolerant, but it may be able to survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blattodea
Blattodea is an order (biology), order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. Formerly, termites were considered a separate order, Isoptera, but genetics, genetic and molecular evidence suggests they evolved from within the cockroach lineage, cladistically making them cockroaches as well. The Blattodea and the mantis (order Mantodea) are now all considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera. Blattodea includes approximately 4,400 species of cockroach in almost 500 genera, and about 3,000 species of termite in around 300 genera. Termites are pale-coloured, soft-bodied eusocial insects that live in colonies, whereas cockroaches are darker-coloured (often brown), sclerotin, sclerotized, segmented insects. Within the colony, termites have a caste system, with a pair of mature reproductives, the king and the queen, and numerous sterile workers and soldiers. Cockroaches are not colonial but do have a tendency to aggregate and may be considered pre-social, as all adults are c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurycotis Floridana
The Florida woods cockroach (''Eurycotis floridana'') is a large cockroach species which typically grows to a length of . When alarmed, adults can eject an extremely foul-smelling directional spray up to , which inspired several of its other common names: Florida skunk roach, Florida stinkroach, skunk cockroach, skunk roach, stinking cockroach, and stinkroach. Two other naming variations include Florida cockroach and Florida woods roach. The Florida woods cockroach is slower moving than many other cockroach species. It prefers damp locations with abundant moisture, and does well in warm, damp climates. It is found in its native habitats, such as the U.S. state of Florida and the West Indies. The species wanders indoors at times, especially into damp locations, such as bathrooms; however, it prefers the outdoors and is not considered a major pest in the home. It is cold intolerant and requires a warm, subtropical or tropical climate. It can be found in sheltered outdoor locations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorylaea
''Dorylaea'' is a genus of South-East Asian cockroaches in the subfamily Blattinae erected by Carl Stål in 1877.Stål C (1877) Orthoptera nova ex Insulis Philippinis descripsit. ''Öfversigt af Kongl. Vet. Akad. Förhandlingar.'' 34(10): 36. Species are sometimes called "darkling cockroaches" and their known distribution is almost certainly incomplete: having been recorded from Vietnam then peninsular Malaysia, Sri Lanka and most of Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ... including Taiwan through to Australia and the West Pacific islands. Species The ''Cockroach Species File'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
