Blaberidae

Blaberidae
Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae), are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species. Mostly distributed in warmer climates worldwide, this family is based on the American genus Blaberus, but much of the diversity is also found in Africa and Asia.
Description
They are the only ovoviviparous cockroach family. The ootheca is seen very briefly before being retracted into the body, where soon after the young nymphs hatch inside, the female gives live birth. The cerci are smaller compared to other families, and most of the time are covered by wings. They're mostly found in caves, rotting logs or buried under leaf litter. Many are often kept as pets or as feeder insects, such as Blaberus, Gromphadorhina or Macropanesthia.
Notable species
Notable species within this family include:
Cape mountain cockroach – Aptera fusca
Dwarf cave cockroach – Blaberus atropos (syn. Blaberus fusca)
Death's head cockroach – Blaberus craniifer
False death's head cockroach – Blaberus discoidalis
Giant cave cockroach – Blaberus giganteus
Dubia cockroach – Blaptica dubia
Orange head cockroach – Eublaberus posticus
Glowspot cockroach – Lucihormetica verrucosa
Beetle cockroach – Diploptera punctata
Chrome cockroach – Gyna caffrorum
Cuban, or green banana cockroach – Panchlora nivea
Halloween hissing cockroacH – Elliptorhina javanica
Wide-horned hissing cockroach – Gromphadorhina oblongonota
Madagascar hissing cockroach – Gromphadorhina portentosa
Speckled cockroach – Nauphoeta cinerea
Surinam cockroach – Pycnoscelus surinamensis
Australian wood cockroach – Panesthia spp. including P. cribrata
Giant burrowing cockroach – Macropanesthia rhinoceros
Emerald cockroach – Pseudoglomeris magnifica
Subfamilies and genera
The Cockroach Species File lists over 1260 species within 170 valid genera and 14 subfamilies.
Blaberinae
Auth.: Saussure, 1864; distribution: Americas
Archimandrita Saussure, 1893
Aspiduchus Rehn & Hebard, 1927
Bionoblatta Rehn, 1940
Blaberus Serville, 1831
Blaptica Stål, 1874
Byrsotria Stål, 1874
Eublaberus Hebard, 1920
Hemiblabera Saussure, 1893
Hiereoblatta Rehn, 1937
Hormetica Burmeister, 1838
Hyporhicnoda Hebard, 1920
Lucihormetica Zompro & Fritzsche, 1999
Minablatta Rehn, 1940
Monachoda Burmeister, 1838
Monastria Saussure, 1864
Neorhicnoda Grandcolas, 1992
Oxycercus Bolívar, 1881
Paradicta Grandcolas, 1992
Parahormetica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Petasodes Saussure, 1864
Phoetalia Stål, 1874
Quadrihormetica Vidlicka, 2019
Sibylloblatta Rehn, 1937
Styphon Rehn, 1930
Calolamprodinae Wang & Wang, 2023
Calolamprodes Bey-Bienko, 1969 (India, China, Indochina)
Diplopterinae
Distribution: SE Asia, Australia, N. America
Diploptera Saussure, 1864
Epilamprinae
Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865; distribition: Americas, Africa, SE Asia, Australia
Africalolampra Roth, 1995
Alphelixia Roth, 1973
Anisolampra Bey-Bienko, 1969
Antioquita Hebard, 1933
Aptera Saussure, 1864
Apsidopis Saussure, 1895
Ataxigamia Tepper, 1893
Audreia Shelford, 1910
Blepharodera Burmeister, 1838
Brephallus Wang, Zhao, Li, Che & Wang, 2018
Calolampra Saussure, 1893
Calolamprodes Bey-Bienko, 1969
Capucinella Hebard, 1920
Cariacasia Rehn, 1928
Colapteroblatta Hebard, 1919
Compsolampra Saussure, 1893
Cyrtonotula Uvarov, 1939
Dryadoblatta Rehn, 1930
Decoralampra Lucañas, 2017
Epilampra Burmeister, 1838
Galiblatta Hebard, 1926
Gurneya Roth, 1974
Haanina Hebard, 1929
Homalopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Howintoniella Roth, 1981
Indoapterolampra Anisyutkin, 2014
Juxtacalolampra Roth, 1981
Litopeltis Hebard, 1920
Miroblatta Shelford, 1906
Molytria Stål, 1874
Morphna Shelford, 1910
Notolampra Saussure, 1862
Opisthoplatia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Orchidoeca Gurney & Roth, 1976
Paracalolamprodes Anisyutkin, 2015
Phlebonotus Saussure, 1862
Phoraspis Serville, 1831
Pinaconota Saussure, 1895
Placoblatta Bey-Bienko, 1969
Poeciloderrhis Stål, 1874
Princisola Gurney & Roth, 1976
Pseudophoraspis Kirby, 1903
Rhabdoblatta Kirby, 1903
Rhicnoda Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Stictolampra Hanitsch, 1930
Thorax Saussure, 1862
Ylangella Roth, 2002
Geoscapheinae
Distribution: Malesia, Australasia (not mainland Asia)
Geoscapheus Tepper, 1893
Macropanesthia Saussure, 1895
Neogeoscapheus Roth, 1977
Parapanesthia Roth, 1977
Gyninae
Distribution: Africa
Alloblatta Grandcolas, 1993
Gyna Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Paraprincisaria Grandcolas, 1993
Princisaria Kumar, 1975
Pseudocalolampra Roth & Princis, 1971
Oxyhaloinae
Distribution: Africa – 3 tribes:
Gromphadorhini
Aeluropoda Butler, 1882
Ateloblatta Saussure, 1891
Elliptorhina van Herrewege, 1973
Gromphadorhina Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Leozehntnera van Herrewege, 1975
Princisia van Herrewege, 1973
Nauphoetini
Griffiniella Karny, 1908
Henschoutedenia Princis, 1954
Jagrehnia Princis, 1954
Nauphoeta Burmeister, 1838
Rhyparobia Krauss, 1892
Simandoa Roth & Naskrecki, 2004
Oxyhaloini
Oxyhaloa Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Incertae sedis
Brachynauphoeta van Herrewege, 1975
Coleoblatta Hanitsch, 1950
Heminauphoeta Saussure, 1891
Pronauphoeta Shelford, 1909
Panchlorinae
Distribution: Americas, Africa
Achroblatta Saussure, 1893
Anchoblatta Shelford, 1909
Biolleya Saussure, 1897
Panchlora Burmeister, 1838
Pelloblatta Rehn, 1903
Panesthiinae
Distribution: Madagascar, India, China, SE Asia through to Australia
Ancaudellia Shaw, 1925
Annamoblatta Sergeev, 1984 - monotypic Annamoblatta vietnamica Sergeev
Caeparia Stål, 1877
Microdina Kirby, 1903
Miopanesthia Saussure, 1895
Panesthia Serville, 1831
Salganea Stål, 1877
Paranauphoetinae Rehn, 1951
Paranauphoeta Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 (India, China, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea)
Perisphaerinae
Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865; distribution: Africa, SE Asia, Australia
Bantua Shelford, 1908
Compsagis Chopard, 1952
Corydidarum Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865(= Trichoblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895)
Cyrtotria Stål, 1871
Derocalymma Burmeister, 1838
Ellipsica Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Elliptoblatta Saussure, 1891
Gymnonyx Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Hostilia (cockroach) Stål, 1871
Hyposphaeria Lucas, 1863 (many synonyms)
Laxta Walker, 1868
Neolaxta Mackerras, 1968
Perisphaerus Serville, 1831(= Perisphaera [sic] Serville)
Pilema Saussure, 1873
Platysilpha Shelford, 1908
Poeciloblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Pseudoglomeris Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Zuluia Rehn, 1922
Pycnoscelinae
Distribution: SE Asia & S. America
Proscratea Burmeister, 1838 - S. America
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 1862
Stilpnoblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Rhabdoblattellinae Wang & Wang, 2023
Rhabdoblattella Anisyutkin, 1999 (China, Indochina)
Zetoborinae
Distribution: Central & S. America
Alvarengaia Rocha e Silva & Aguiar, 1977
Capucina Saussure, 1893
Lanxoblatta Hebard, 1931
Parasphaeria Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Phortioeca Saussure, 1862
Phortioecoides Rehn, 1937
Schistopeltis Rehn, 1916
Schizopilia Saussure, 1864
Schultesia (cockroach) Roth, 1973
Thanatophyllum Grandcolas, 1991
Tribonium Saussure, 1862
Tribonoidea Shelford, 1908
Zetobora Burmeister, 1838
Zetoborella Hebard, 1921
Genera Incertae sedis
Apotrogia Kirby, 1900
Cacoblatta Saussure, 1893
Derocardia Saussure, 1895
Diplopterina Princis, 1963 (W. Africa)
Elfridaia Shaw, 1925
Eustegasta Gerstaecker, 1883
Evea (cockroach) Shelford, 1909
Glyptopeltis Saussure, 1873
Gynopeltis Gerstaecker, 1869
Hedaia Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Isoniscus Borg, 1902
Kemneria Princis, 1946
Mesoblaberus Princis, 1951
Mioblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Paraplecta Shelford, 1907
Phenacisma Karsch, 1896
Progonogamia Rehn, 1922
Pseudogyna Shelford, 1909
Pseudoplatia Hanitsch, 1930
Stictomorphna Bruijning, 1948
Thliptoblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Thoracopygia Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Taxonomy note
Among the genera of uncertain subfamily, Eustegasta, Isoniscus and Poeciloderrhis have been removed from subfamily Perisphaerinae.
References
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Cockroach families