Blattellinae
| Blattellinae | |
|---|---|
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| Blattella germanica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Superorder: | Dictyoptera |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Superfamily: | Blaberoidea |
| Family: | Blattellidae |
| Subfamily: | Blattellinae |
Blattellinae is a subfamily of the cockroach family Blattellidae. It includes the global household pest Blattella germanica, the German cockroach.[1] It contains six genera:
- Blattella Caudell, 1903[2]
- Ischnoptera Burmeister, 1838[2]
- Lobopterella Princis, 1957[2]
- Parcoblatta Shellford, 1911[2]
- Pseudomops Serville, 1831[2]
- Saltoblattella gen. nov., 2009[3]
- Symploce Hebard, 1916[2]
Saltoblattella, which contains the single species Saltoblattella montistabularis, was described in 2009 and preliminarily placed in the Blattellinae subfamily, although its position within the family Blattellidae was not clear.[3]
References
- ↑ Berenbaum, May (1989). Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers. University of Illinois Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-252-06027-4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Blattellinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- 1 2 Bohn, H.; Picker, M.; Klass, K.-D.; Colville, J. (2010). "A jumping cockroach from South Africa, Saltoblattella montistabularis, gen. nov., spec. nov. (Blattodea: Blattellidae)" (PDF). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. Senckenberg Gesellschaft. 68 (1): 53–69. ISSN 1864-8312. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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