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Blaberidae

Index Blaberidae

Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family. [1]

27 relations: Animal, Aptera fusca, Arthropod, Blaberus, Blaberus discoidalis, Blaptica dubia, Blattodea, Calolampra, Cryptocercus, Death's head cockroach, Diploptera, Epilampra, Eublaberus, Family, Genus, Giant burrowing cockroach, Griffiniella, Gromphadorhina, Insect, Lucihormetica, Madagascar hissing cockroach, Panchlora, Panchlora nivea, Pseudophoraspis, Schizopilia, Speckled cockroach, Surinam cockroach.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Aptera fusca

The Cape Mountain cockroach, giant cockroach or Table Mountain cockroach (Aptera fusca) is a large cockroach which is widespread on low vegetation in open areas in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape region of South Africa.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Blaberus

Blaberus is a genus of cockroaches generally found in South America.

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Blaberus discoidalis

Blaberus discoidalis, commonly known as the discoid cockroach, tropical cockroach, West Indian leaf cockroach, false death's head cockroach, Haitian cockroach, and drummer, is a cockroach native to Central America of the “giant cockroach” family, Blaberidae.

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Blaptica dubia

Blaptica dubia, the Dubia roach, also known as the orange-spotted roach, Guyana spotted roach, or Argentinian wood roach, is a medium-sized species of cockroach which grows to around.

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Blattodea

Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites.

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Calolampra

Calolampra is a genus of cockroaches in the family Blaberidae.

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Cryptocercus

Cryptocercus is a genus of Dictyoptera (cockroaches and allies) and the sole member of its own family Cryptocercidae.

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Death's head cockroach

The true death's head cockroach (Blaberus craniifer) is a cockroach, often confused with the discoid cockroach and is a nice display insect for entomologists and hobbyists due to its striking jack-o-lantern marking on its pronotum (the shield like part above the head) and the black cloak like marking on its wings.

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Diploptera

Diploptera, also known as the beetle cockroach, is a genus of blaberid cockroaches.

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Epilampra

Epilampra is a genus of cockroach in the family Blaberidae.

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Eublaberus

Eublaberus is a genus of cockroaches closely related to Blaberus.

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Family

Every person has his/her own family.mother reproduces with husband for children.In the context of human society, a family (from familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage or other relationship), or co-residence (as implied by the etymology of the English word "family" from Latin familia 'family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household,' thus also 'members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants,' abstract noun formed from famulus 'servant, slave ') or some combination of these.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Giant burrowing cockroach

The giant burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros) is also known as the rhinoceros cockroach and litter bug. They are native to Australia and mostly found in tropical parts of Queensland.

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Griffiniella

Griffiniella is one of several cockroach genera in the family Blaberidae, the giant cockroach or ovoviviparous cockroach family.

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Gromphadorhina

Gromphadorhina is one of several roach genera in the tribe Gromphadorhinini, all from the island of Madagascar.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Lucihormetica

Lucihormetica is a South American genus of giant cockroaches from the family Blaberidae, collectively referred to as glowspot cockroaches.

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Madagascar hissing cockroach

The Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa), also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching at maturity.

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Panchlora

Panchlora is a genus of cockroaches.

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Panchlora nivea

Panchlora nivea, the Cuban cockroach or green banana cockroach, is a small species of cockroach found in Cuba and the Caribbean, and along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, and has been observed as far north as Summerville, South Carolina.

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Pseudophoraspis

Pseudophoraspis is a genus of cockroaches.

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Schizopilia

Schizopilia is a genus of cockroaches.

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Speckled cockroach

The speckled or lobster cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea) is a circum-tropical species, originally from North-Eastern Africa, that has achieved a much wider distribution due to its association with humans.

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Surinam cockroach

The Surinam cockroach or greenhouse cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) is a species of burrowing cockroach.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaberidae

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