Corydiidae, previously known as Polyphagidae, is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The family is divided into five subfamilies, comprising some 40 genera. One prominent species is the desert cockroach, Arenivaga investigata.

Genera

Corydiinae

Selected genera:

  • Anisogamia
  • Arenivaga
  • Eremoblatta
  • Eucorydia
  • Hemelytroblatta
  • Polyphaga
  • Therea (=Corydia)

Latindiinae

  1. Buboblatta <small>Hebard, 1920</small>
  2. Bucolion <small>Rehn, 1932</small>: Bucolion stygius
  3. Compsodes <small>Hebard, 1917</small>
  4. Gapudipentax <small>Lucañas, 2018</small>
  5. Latindia <small>Stål, 1860</small>
  6. Melestora <small>Stål, 1860</small>
  7. Myrmecoblatta <small>Mann, 1914</small>
  8. Paralatindia <small>Saussure, 1868</small>
  9. Sinolatindia <small>Qiu, Che & Wang, 2016</small>
  10. Stenoblatta <small>Walker, 1868</small>
  11. †Okruhliak Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Kimmeridgian and Burmese Amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

Incertae sedis

Extant genera

  1. Anacompsa <small>Shelford, 1910</small>
  2. Ctenoneura <small>Hanitsch, 1925</small>
  3. Homopteroidea <small>Shelford, 1906</small>
  4. Ipisoma <small>Bolívar, 1893</small>
  5. Ipolatta <small>Karny, 1914</small>
  6. Melyroidea <small>Shelford, 1912</small>
  7. Oulopteryx <small>Hebard, 1921</small>
  8. Pholadoblatta <small>Rehn & Hebard, 1927</small>
  9. Zetha <small>Shelford, 1913</small>

Extinct genera

Reference:

  • †Afrophaga Algeria, Hauterivian
  • †Bimini Chulym-Yenisei Depression, Russia, Late Jurassic
  • †Corydoblatta Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • †Cretaholocompsa Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Kimmeridgian and La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Spain, Barremian
  • †Magniocula Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • †Nodosigalea Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • †Obscuroblatta Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • †Piloscutumus Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • †Pokemon Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • †Spinka Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian