Blaberidae
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A male Madagascar hissing cockroach, Gromphadorhina portentosa | |
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Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family.
Notable species
- Cape mountain cockroach - Aptera fusca
- Dwarf cave cockroach - Blaberus fusca
- Dubia cockroach - Blaptica dubia
- Green banana cockroach - Panchlora nivea
- Madagascar hissing cockroach - Gromphadorhina portentosa
- Speckled cockroach - Nauphoeta cinerea
- Surinam cockroach - Pycnoscelus surinamensis
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Taxonomy note
Among the genera of uncertain subfamily, Eustegasta and Isoniscus have been removed from subfamily Perisphaeriinae. Cryptocercus is sometimes assigned to a separate subfamily, the Cryptocercidae.
References
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