''Polyphaga'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of sand cockroaches in the family
Corydiidae
Corydiidae, previously known as Polyphagidae, is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The family is divided into five subfamilies, comprising some 40 genera. One prominent species is the desert cockroa ...
.
Species
The ''Cockroach Species File''
[ lists:
# '']Polyphaga aegyptiaca
Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the be ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (as ''Blatta aegyptiaca'' L.)
# '' Polyphaga indica'' Walker, 1868
# '' Polyphaga obscura'' Chopard, 1929
# '' Polyphaga plancyi'' Bolívar, 1883
# '' Polyphaga saussurei'' (Dohrn, 1888)
References
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Cockroach genera
Insects of Europe