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Cockroaches and Termites
(Order Blattodea)
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Blattodea is an order of insects that contains the cockroaches and the termites. Formerly, the termites were considered a separate order, Isoptera, but genetic and molecular evidence suggests an intimate relationship with the cockroaches, both cockroaches and termites having evolved from a common ancestor. The Blattodea and the mantises (order Mantodea) are now all considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera. Blattodea includes approximately 4,400 species of cockroach in almost 500 gener
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Typical Cockroaches and Termites
(Superfamily Blattoidea)
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Blattoidea is a superfamily of termites and cockroaches in the order Blattodea. There are about 10 families and at least 780 described species in Blattoidea.
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Giant and Wood Cockroaches
(Superfamily Blaberoidea)
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Household Cockroaches and Allies
(Epifamily Blattoidae)
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Household Cockroaches
(Family Blattidae)
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Blattidae is a cockroach family in the order Blattodea containing several of the most common household cockroaches.
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Giant Cockroaches
(Family Blaberidae)
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Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family.
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American Cockroach
(Periplaneta americana)
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The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), also colloquially known as the waterbug, but not a true waterbug since it is not aquatic, or misidentified as the palmetto bug (see Florida woods cockroach for the differences), is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary.
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Wood Cockroaches
(Family Ectobiidae)
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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 of the species include:
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Ensign Wasps
(Family Evaniidae)
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The Evaniidae, also known as the ensign wasps, nightshade wasps or hatchet wasps, are a family of parasitic wasps. They number around 20 extant genera containing over 400 described species, and are found all over the world except in the polar regions. The larvae of these solitary wasps feed on cockroaches, and develop inside the egg-cases (oothecae) of their hosts.
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North American Wood Cockroaches
(Genus Parcoblatta)
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Parcoblatta is a genus of 12 species of native North American wood cockroaches. The males often have wings and are drawn to lights, while the females are flightless.
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Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp
(Evania appendigaster)
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Evania appendigaster is a species of wasp in the family Evaniidae, the ensign wasps. Its native range is not known, but it likely originated in Asia. Today it occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics and in many temperate regions. It is a parasitoid wasp known for specializing on cockroaches.
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Surinam Cockroach
(Pycnoscelus surinamensis)
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The Surinam cockroach or greenhouse cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) is a species of burrowing cockroach. It is a common plant pest endemic to the Indomalayan region that has spread to tropical and into subtropical regions around the world, and in isolated populations to temperate climates where protective habitat such as greenhouses provide shelter for individuals inadvertently shipped in the soil of plants. Its populations are almost exclusively female, and it reproduce
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Oriental Cockroach
(Blatta orientalis)
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The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug, is a large species of cockroach, adult males being 18–29 mm (0.71–1.14 in) and adult females being 20–27 mm (0.79–1.06 in). It is dark brown or black in color and has a glossy body. The female has a somewhat different appearance from the male, appearing to be wingless at casual glance, but is brachypterous, having non-functional wings just below her head. She has a wider body than the male. The...
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German Cockroach
(Blattella germanica)
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The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) is a small species of cockroach, typically about 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.43 to 0.63 in) long. In colour it varies from tan to almost black, and it has two dark, roughly parallel, streaks on the pronotum running anteroposteriorly from behind the head to the base of the wings. Although Blattella germanica has wings, it can barely fly, although it may glide when disturbed. Of the few species of cockroach that are domestic...
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Sand and Cave Cockroaches
(Superfamily Corydioidea)
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Corydioidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Blattodea, the cockroaches and termites. It contains two families, Corydiidae and Nocticolidae, comprising about fifty genera and two hundred and fifty species. Members of this superfamily are found worldwide, mostly in hot, arid habitats.
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Sand Cockroaches
(Family Corydiidae)
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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 cockroach, Arenivaga investigata.
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Smoky Brown Cockroach
(Periplaneta fuliginosa)
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The smokybrown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa) is a large species of cockroach, winged, and growing to a length of 1¼–1⅜ in.
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Australian Cockroach
(Periplaneta australasiae)
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The Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae) is a common species of tropical cockroach, with a length of 23–35 mm (0.91–1.38 in). 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...
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Dusky Cockroach
(Ectobius lapponicus)
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Ectobius lapponicus is a species in the order Blattodea ("cockroaches and termites"), in the class Insecta ("insects"). A common name for Ectobius lapponicus is "dusky cockroach". The distribution range of Ectobius lapponicus includes Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America....
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Tawny Cockroach
(Ectobius pallidus)
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Ectobius pallidus, the tawny cockroach, is a species of non-cosmopolitan cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It occurs in southern England, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal; in North Africa: Algeria and Tunisia.
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Pale-bordered Field Cockroach
(Pseudomops septentrionalis)
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Pseudomops septentrionalis, the pale bordered field cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Forest Cockroach
(Ectobius sylvestris)
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Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.
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Amphibious Litter Cockroach
(Opisthoplatia orientalis)
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