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 FileCockroach Species File (retrieved 20 July 2020) includes five subfamilies. The Anaplectinae, previously placed here, have now been elevated to family level. NB: subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020: Blattellinae Auth.: Karny, 1908 – worldwide Attaphila Wheeler, 1900 (Neotropical) Blattella Caudell, 1903 Ischnoptera Burmeister, 1838 Loboptera Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865, 1865 Lobopterella Princis, 1957 Neotemnopteryx Princis, 1951 Parcoblatta Shelford, 1911 Pseudomops Serville, 1831 Saltoblattella Bohn, Picker, Klass & Colville, 2009 Symploce Hebard, 1916 Temnopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Ectobiinae § Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia Arbiblatta Chopard, 1936 Capraiellus Harz, 1976 Choristima Tepper, 1895 Dziriblatta Chopard, 1936 Ectobius Stephens, 1835 Ectoneura Shelford, 1907 Eutheganopteryx Shelford, 1912 Luridiblatta Fernandes, 1965 Phyllodromica Fieber, 1853 Planuncus Bohn, 2013 Pseudectoneura Princis, 1974 Stenectoneura Hebard, 1943 Theganopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Nyctiborinae § – Mexico, Central and South America Eunyctibora Shelford, 1908 Eushelfordia Hebard, 1925 Eushelfordiella Lopes & Oliveira, 2007 Megaloblatta Dohrn, 1887 Muzoa Hebard, 1921 Nyctantonina Vélez, 2013 Nyctibora Burmeister, 1838 Paramuzoa Roth, 1973 Paratropes Serville, 1838 Pseudischnoptera Saussure, 1869 Pseudophyllodromiinae Worldwide distribution, selected genera: Balta Tepper 1893 Ellipsidion Saussure, 1863 Neoblattella Shelford, 1911 Pseudophyllodromia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 Supella Shelford, 1911
Genera incertae sedis
Africablatta Rehn, 1933:- A. patricia (Gerstaecker, 1883) Akaniblatta Princis, 1969 Alsteinia Hanitsch, 1950 Anareolaria Shelford, 1909 Aneurinita Hebard, 1935 Anisopygia Saussure, 1893 Antitheton Hebard, 1919 Aphlebiella Princis, 1965 Aruistra Princis, 1965 Astyloblatta Bey-Bienko, 1954 Atticola Bolívar, 1905 Blattellina Princis, 1951 Caloblatta Saussure, 1893 Celeriblattina Johns, 1966 Ceuthobia Hebard, 1921 Ceuthobiella Hebard, 1921 Dictyoblattella Uvarov, 1940 Dipteretrum Rehn, 1922 Discalida Woo, Guo & Li, 1985 Distichopis Bolívar, 1924 Disymploce Bey-Bienko, 1958 Drabeha Gurney, 1967 Duryodana Kirby, 1903 Dyakina Hebard, 1929 Eldaina Estrada-Álvarez, 2022 Eublattella Princis, 1950 Euhebardula Princis, 1953 Eulissosoma Hebard, 1926 Euloboptera Princis, 1955 Eurylestes Hebard, 1940 Hanitschella Princis, 1951 Hanitschia Bruijning, 1947 Hanstroemidium Princis, 1963 Hemipterisca Bey-Bienko, 1950 Hemipterota Saussure, 1893 Incoblatta Princis, 1948 Liosilpha Stål, 1874 Lophometopum Hebard, 1920 Mallotoblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 Maretina Hebard, 1933 Maretiola Bey-Bienko, 1968 Margattina Bey-Bienko, 1958 Microblatta Hebard, 1933 Myrmeblattina Chopard, 1926 Namablatta Rehn, 1937 Neoleptoblatta Princis, 1963 Nimbablatta Princis, 1963 Nisibis Stål, 1877 Nymphodromia Rehn & Hebard, 1927 Onycholobus Hanitsch, 1938 Operculea Bolívar, 1924 Ovaliblatta Aiba & Oyama, 2026 Paraloboptera Saussure, 1870 Parascalida Hanitsch, 1936 Parellipsidion Johns, 1966 Phorticolea Bolívar, 1905 Piroblatta Shelford, 1907 Rudebeckia Princis, 1963 Sciablatta Hebard, 1921 Sinablatta Princis, 1950 Sutteriana Princis, 1957 Tairella Hebard, 1926 Xosaia Princis, 1963
References
See also List of Orthopteroid genera containing species recorded in Europe