''Deropeltis'' is a genus of African
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 cockro ...
es in the family
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'' ...
,
[ 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:
# ''