Blattidae

Updated on Dec 11, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Order Blattodea Higher classification Blattodea		Phylum Arthropoda Scientific name Blattidae Rank Family

Lower classifications American cockroach, Periplaneta, Oriental cockroach, Australian cockroach, Smokybrown cockroach

Blattidae is a cockroaches family in the order Blattodea containing several of the most common household cockroaches.

Selected species

Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis)

American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae)

Brown cockroach (Periplaneta brunnea)

Smokybrown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa)

Florida woods cockroach (Eurycotis floridana)

Common shining cockroach (Drymaplaneta communis)

Botany Bay cockroach (Polyzosteria limbata)

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