Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species include:

  • European native cockroaches – genera including Ectobius, Capraiellus, Phyllodromica and Planuncus
  • Blattella asahinai: Asian cockroach
  • Blattella germanica: German cockroach
  • Cariblatta lutea: Small yellow cockroach
  • Supella longipalpa: Brown-banded cockroach
  • Parcoblatta spp. including the:
  • Parcoblatta fulvescens: Fulvous wood cockroach
  • Parcoblatta pennsylvanica: Pennsylvania wood cockroach
  • Parcoblatta virginica: Virginia wood cockroach

Subfamilies and selected genera

The Cockroach Species File includes five subfamilies. The Anaplectinae, previously placed here, have now been elevated to family level.

<br>NB: subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020:

Blattellinae

Auth.: Karny, 1908 – worldwide

  • Attaphila Wheeler, 1900 (Neotropical)
  • Blattella <small>Caudell, 1903</small>
  • Ischnoptera <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
  • Symploce <small>Hebard, 1916</small>
  • Paramuzoa Roth, 1973
  • Paratropes Serville, 1838
  • Pseudischnoptera Saussure, 1869

Pseudophyllodromiinae

Worldwide distribution, selected genera:

  • Balta <small>Tepper 1893</small>
  • Ellipsidion <small>Saussure, 1863</small>
  • Neoblattella <small> Shelford, 1911</small>
  • Pseudophyllodromia <small> Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865</small>
  • Supella <small> Shelford, 1911</small>

Genera incertae sedis

  1. Africablatta <small>Rehn, 1933</small>:<br>- A. patricia <small>(Gerstaecker, 1883)</small>
  2. Akaniblatta <small> Princis, 1969</small>
  3. Alsteinia <small>Hanitsch, 1950</small>
  4. Anareolaria <small> Shelford, 1909</small>
  5. Aneurinita <small> Hebard, 1935</small>
  6. Anisopygia <small>Saussure, 1893</small>
  7. Antitheton <small> Hebard, 1919</small>
  8. Aphlebiella <small> Princis, 1965</small>
  9. Aruistra <small>Princis, 1965</small>
  10. Astyloblatta <small>Bey-Bienko, 1954</small>
  11. Atticola <small>Bolívar, 1905</small>
  12. Blattellina <small> Princis, 1951</small>
  13. Caloblatta <small>Saussure, 1893</small>
  14. Celeriblattina <small>Johns, 1966</small>
  15. Ceuthobia <small>Hebard, 1921</small>
  16. Ceuthobiella <small>Hebard, 1921</small>
  17. Dictyoblattella <small>Uvarov, 1940</small>
  18. Dipteretrum <small>Rehn, 1922</small>
  19. Discalida <small>Woo, Guo & Li, 1985</small>
  20. Distichopis <small>Bolívar, 1924</small>
  21. Disymploce <small>Bey-Bienko, 1958</small>
  22. Drabeha <small>Gurney, 1967</small>
  23. Duryodana <small>Kirby, 1903</small>
  24. Dyakina <small>Hebard, 1929</small>
  25. Eldaina <small>Estrada-Álvarez, 2022</small>
  26. Eublattella <small> Princis, 1950</small>
  27. Euhebardula <small> Princis, 1953</small>
  28. Eulissosoma <small>Hebard, 1926</small>
  29. Euloboptera <small> Princis, 1955</small>
  30. Eurylestes <small> Hebard, 1940</small>
  31. Hanitschella <small> Princis, 1951</small>
  32. Hanitschia <small>Bruijning, 1947</small>
  33. Hanstroemidium <small> Princis, 1963</small>
  34. Hemipterisca <small>Bey-Bienko, 1950</small>
  35. Hemipterota <small>Saussure, 1893</small>
  36. Incoblatta <small> Princis, 1948</small>
  37. Liosilpha <small>Stål, 1874</small>
  38. Lophometopum <small> Hebard, 1920</small>
  39. Mallotoblatta <small>Saussure & Zehntner, 1895</small>
  40. Maretina <small> Hebard, 1933</small>
  41. Maretiola <small>Bey-Bienko, 1968</small>
  42. Margattina <small>Bey-Bienko, 1958</small>
  43. Microblatta <small> Hebard, 1933</small>
  44. Myrmeblattina <small>Chopard, 1926</small>
  45. Namablatta <small>Rehn, 1937</small>
  46. Neoleptoblatta <small> Princis, 1963</small>
  47. Nimbablatta <small> Princis, 1963</small>
  48. Nisibis <small>Stål, 1877</small>
  49. Nymphodromia <small>Rehn & Hebard, 1927</small>
  50. Onycholobus <small>Hanitsch, 1938</small>
  51. Operculea <small>Bolívar, 1924</small>
  52. Paraloboptera <small>Saussure, 1870</small>
  53. Parascalida <small>Hanitsch, 1936</small>
  54. Parellipsidion <small>Johns, 1966</small>
  55. Phorticolea <small>Bolívar, 1905</small>
  56. Piroblatta <small> Shelford, 1907</small>
  57. Rudebeckia <small> Princis, 1963</small>
  58. Sciablatta <small> Hebard, 1921</small>
  59. Sinablatta <small> Princis, 1950</small>
  60. Sutteriana <small> Princis, 1957</small>
  61. Tairella <small> Hebard, 1926</small>
  62. Xosaia <small> Princis, 1963</small>

References

See also

  • List of Orthopteroid genera containing species recorded in Europe