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Blattidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Latreille, P.A. (1810) In Considérations générales sur l'ordre naturel des animaux composant les classes des crustacés, des arachnides, et des insectes; avec un tableau méthodique de leurs genres, disposés en familles. F. Schoell, Paris. 1–444 pp.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Blattodea
family
Blattidae

Name

Homonyms
Blattidae
Common names
American cockroach family in language.
American cockroaches in English
Schabe in German
Schaben in German
kakkerlakken in Dutch
oriental cockroaches in English
storkackerlackor in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Eggleton, P. (2013). Order Blattodea. <em>In</em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3703(1): 46-48. 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Eggleton, P. (2013). Order Blattodea. <em>In</em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3703(1): 46-48. 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Eggleton, P. (2013). Order Blattodea. <em>In</em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3703(1): 46-48. 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10
  4. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  5. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  6. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  7. Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).
  8. Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).
  9. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  10. Roth, Louis M., 2003: Systematics and phylogeny of cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattaria). Oriental Insects, vol. 37. 1-186.
  11. as per synonymized taxon
  12. as per synonymized taxon
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