# Ectobiidae

Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) 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. A few notable species include:
* European native cockroaches – genera including Ectobius, Capraiellus, Phyllodromica and Planuncus
* Blattella asahinai: Asian cockroach
* Blattella germanica: German cockroach
* Cariblatta lutea: Small yellow cockroach
* Supella longipalpa: Brown-banded cockroach
* Parcoblatta spp. including the:
** Parcoblatta fulvescens: Fulvous wood cockroach
** Parcoblatta pennsylvanica: Pennsylvania wood cockroach
** Parcoblatta virginica: Virginia wood cockroach

## Subfamilies and selected genera

The Cockroach Species File includes five subfamilies. The Anaplectinae, previously placed here, have now been elevated to family level. NB: subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020:

### Blattellinae

Auth.: Karny, 1908 – worldwide
* Attaphila Wheeler, 1900 (Neotropical)
* Blattella Caudell, 1903
* Ischnoptera Burmeister, 1838
* Loboptera Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
* Lobopterella Princis, 1957
* Neotemnopteryx Princis, 1951
* Parcoblatta Shellford, 1911
* Pseudomops Serville, 1831
* Saltoblattella Bohn, Picker, Klass & Colville, 2009
* Symploce Hebard, 1916
* Temnopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

### Ectobiinae

§ Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
* Arbiblatta Chopard, 1936
* Capraiellus Harz, 1976
* Choristima Tepper, 1895
* Dziriblatta Chopard, 1936
* Ectobius Stephens, 1835
* Ectoneura Shelford, 1907
* Eutheganopteryx Shelford, 1912
* Luridiblatta Fernandes, 1965
* Phyllodromica Fieber, 1853
* Planuncus Bohn, 2013
* Pseudectoneura Princis, 1974
* Stenectoneura Hebard, 1943
* Theganopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

### Nyctiborinae

§ – Mexico, Central and South America
* Eunyctibora Shelford, 1908
* Eushelfordia Hebard, 1925
* Eushelfordiella Lopes & Oliveira, 2007
* Megaloblatta Dohrn, 1887
* Muzoa Hebard, 1921
* Nyctantonina Vélez, 2013
* Nyctibora Burmeister, 1838
* Paramuzoa Roth, 1973
* Paratropes Serville, 1838
* Pseudischnoptera Saussure, 1869

### Pseudophyllodromiinae

Worldwide distribution, selected genera:
* Balta Tepper 1893
* Ellipsidion Saussure, 1863
* Neoblattella Shelford, 1911
* Pseudophyllodromia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
* Supella Shelford, 1911

### Genera incertae sedis

* Africablatta Rehn, 1933: - A. patricia (Gerstaecker, 1883)
* Akaniblatta Princis, 1969
* Alsteinia Hanitsch, 1950
* Anareolaria Shelford, 1909
* Aneurinita Hebard, 1935
* Anisopygia Saussure, 1893
* Antitheton Hebard, 1919
* Aphlebiella Princis, 1965
* Aruistra Princis, 1965
* Astyloblatta Bey-Bienko, 1954
* Atticola Bolívar, 1905
* Blattellina Princis, 1951
* Caloblatta Saussure, 1893
* Celeriblattina Johns, 1966
* Ceuthobia Hebard, 1921
* Ceuthobiella Hebard, 1921
* Dictyoblattella Uvarov, 1940
* Dipteretrum Rehn, 1922
* Discalida Woo, Guo & Li, 1985
* Distichopis Bolívar, 1924
* Disymploce Bey-Bienko, 1958
* Drabeha Gurney, 1967
* Duryodana Kirby, 1903
* Dyakina Hebard, 1929
* Eldaina Estrada-Álvarez, 2022
* Eublattella Princis, 1950
* Euhebardula Princis, 1953
* Eulissosoma Hebard, 1926
* Euloboptera Princis, 1955
* Eurylestes Hebard, 1940
* Hanitschella Princis, 1951
* Hanitschia Bruijning, 1947
* Hanstroemidium Princis, 1963
* Hemipterisca Bey-Bienko, 1950
* Hemipterota Saussure, 1893
* Incoblatta Princis, 1948
* Liosilpha Stål, 1874
* Lophometopum Hebard, 1920
* Mallotoblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
* Maretina Hebard, 1933
* Maretiola Bey-Bienko, 1968
* Margattina Bey-Bienko, 1958
* Microblatta Hebard, 1933
* Myrmeblattina Chopard, 1926
* Namablatta Rehn, 1937
* Neoleptoblatta Princis, 1963
* Nimbablatta Princis, 1963
* Nisibis Stål, 1877
* Nymphodromia Rehn & Hebard, 1927
* Onycholobus Hanitsch, 1938
* Operculea Bolívar, 1924
* Paraloboptera Saussure, 1870
* Parascalida Hanitsch, 1936
* Parellipsidion Johns, 1966
* Phorticolea Bolívar, 1905
* Piroblatta Shelford, 1907
* Rudebeckia Princis, 1963
* Sciablatta Hebard, 1921
* Sinablatta Princis, 1950
* Sutteriana Princis, 1957
* Tairella Hebard, 1926
* Xosaia Princis, 1963