Family Blattidae

Classification · Numbers

American Cockroach - Periplaneta americana

NOT a cockroach! - Periplaneta fuliginosa

Smokeybrown cockroach - Periplaneta fuliginosa

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Dictyoptera (Mantids and Cockroaches)

Suborder Blattaria (Cockroaches)

Family Blattidae

Numbers

8 species in 4 genera listed at nearctica.com; the Turkestan Cockroach, a recent addition, bring the species total to 9

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 15 September, 2005 - 12:43pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 16 November, 2007 - 3:09pm

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