Higher classification Blattodea | Scientific name Blaberidae Rank Family | |
Lower classifications Madagascar hissing cockroach, Dubia roach, Death's head cockroach, Blaberus giganteus, Speckled cockroach | ||
Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family.
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Notable species
Taxonomy note
Among the genera of uncertain subfamily, Eustegasta and Isoniscus have been removed from subfamily Perisphaeriinae. Cryptocercus is sometimes assigned to a separate subfamily, the Cryptocercidae.
References
Blaberidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA