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. <br>NB: subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020:

Blattellinae

Auth.: Karny, 1908 – worldwide

• Attaphila Wheeler, 1900 (Neotropical)
• Blattella <small>Caudell, 1903</small>
• Ischnoptera <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
• Loboptera <small>Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865</small>, 1865
• Lobopterella <small> Princis, 1957</small>
• Neotemnopteryx <small> Princis, 1951</small>
• Parcoblatta <small> Shelford, 1911</small>
• Pseudomops <small>Serville, 1831</small>
• Saltoblattella <small>Bohn, Picker, Klass & Colville, 2009</small>
• Symploce <small>Hebard, 1916</small>
• Temnopteryx <small> Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865</small>

Ectobiinae

§ Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia

1. Arbiblatta <small>Chopard, 1936</small>
2. Capraiellus <small>Harz, 1976</small>
3. Choristima <small>Tepper, 1895</small>
4. Dziriblatta <small>Chopard, 1936</small>
5. Ectobius <small>Stephens, 1835</small>
6. Ectoneura <small> Shelford, 1907</small>
7. Eutheganopteryx <small>Shelford, 1912</small>
8. Luridiblatta <small>Fernandes, 1965</small>
9. Phyllodromica <small>Fieber, 1853</small>
10. Planuncus <small>Bohn, 2013</small>
11. Pseudectoneura <small> Princis, 1974</small>
12. Stenectoneura <small> Hebard, 1943</small>
13. Theganopteryx <small> Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865</small>

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 <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
• Paramuzoa Roth, 1973
• Paratropes Serville, 1838
• Pseudischnoptera Saussure, 1869

Pseudophyllodromiinae

Worldwide distribution, selected genera:

• Balta <small>Tepper 1893</small>
• Ellipsidion <small>Saussure, 1863</small>
• Neoblattella <small> Shelford, 1911</small>
• Pseudophyllodromia <small> Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865</small>
• Supella <small> Shelford, 1911</small>

Genera incertae sedis

1. Africablatta <small>Rehn, 1933</small>:<br>- A. patricia <small>(Gerstaecker, 1883)</small>
2. Akaniblatta <small> Princis, 1969</small>
3. Alsteinia <small>Hanitsch, 1950</small>
4. Anareolaria <small> Shelford, 1909</small>
5. Aneurinita <small> Hebard, 1935</small>
6. Anisopygia <small>Saussure, 1893</small>
7. Antitheton <small> Hebard, 1919</small>
8. Aphlebiella <small> Princis, 1965</small>
9. Aruistra <small>Princis, 1965</small>
10. Astyloblatta <small>Bey-Bienko, 1954</small>
11. Atticola <small>Bolívar, 1905</small>
12. Blattellina <small> Princis, 1951</small>
13. Caloblatta <small>Saussure, 1893</small>
14. Celeriblattina <small>Johns, 1966</small>
15. Ceuthobia <small>Hebard, 1921</small>
16. Ceuthobiella <small>Hebard, 1921</small>
17. Dictyoblattella <small>Uvarov, 1940</small>
18. Dipteretrum <small>Rehn, 1922</small>
19. Discalida <small>Woo, Guo & Li, 1985</small>
20. Distichopis <small>Bolívar, 1924</small>
21. Disymploce <small>Bey-Bienko, 1958</small>
22. Drabeha <small>Gurney, 1967</small>
23. Duryodana <small>Kirby, 1903</small>
24. Dyakina <small>Hebard, 1929</small>
25. Eldaina <small>Estrada-Álvarez, 2022</small>
26. Eublattella <small> Princis, 1950</small>
27. Euhebardula <small> Princis, 1953</small>
28. Eulissosoma <small>Hebard, 1926</small>
29. Euloboptera <small> Princis, 1955</small>
30. Eurylestes <small> Hebard, 1940</small>
31. Hanitschella <small> Princis, 1951</small>
32. Hanitschia <small>Bruijning, 1947</small>
33. Hanstroemidium <small> Princis, 1963</small>
34. Hemipterisca <small>Bey-Bienko, 1950</small>
35. Hemipterota <small>Saussure, 1893</small>
36. Incoblatta <small> Princis, 1948</small>
37. Liosilpha <small>Stål, 1874</small>
38. Lophometopum <small> Hebard, 1920</small>
39. Mallotoblatta <small>Saussure & Zehntner, 1895</small>
40. Maretina <small> Hebard, 1933</small>
41. Maretiola <small>Bey-Bienko, 1968</small>
42. Margattina <small>Bey-Bienko, 1958</small>
43. Microblatta <small> Hebard, 1933</small>
44. Myrmeblattina <small>Chopard, 1926</small>
45. Namablatta <small>Rehn, 1937</small>
46. Neoleptoblatta <small> Princis, 1963</small>
47. Nimbablatta <small> Princis, 1963</small>
48. Nisibis <small>Stål, 1877</small>
49. Nymphodromia <small>Rehn & Hebard, 1927</small>
50. Onycholobus <small>Hanitsch, 1938</small>
51. Operculea <small>Bolívar, 1924</small>
52. Paraloboptera <small>Saussure, 1870</small>
53. Parascalida <small>Hanitsch, 1936</small>
54. Parellipsidion <small>Johns, 1966</small>
55. Phorticolea <small>Bolívar, 1905</small>
56. Piroblatta <small> Shelford, 1907</small>
57. Rudebeckia <small> Princis, 1963</small>
58. Sciablatta <small> Hebard, 1921</small>
59. Sinablatta <small> Princis, 1950</small>
60. Sutteriana <small> Princis, 1957</small>
61. Tairella <small> Hebard, 1926</small>
62. Xosaia <small> Princis, 1963</small>

References

See also

• List of Orthopteroid genera containing species recorded in Europe