Phoetalia Stål 1874 (giant cockroach)
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Insecta - Blattodea - Blaberidae
Full reference: C. Stål. 1874. Recherches sur le système des Blattaires. Bihang till Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 2(13):1-18
Parent taxon: Blaberidae according to P. Vršanský et al. 2026
Sister taxa: Blaberites, Diplopterinae, Epilamprinae, Eustegasta, Gyna obesa, Gyninae, Hongoblatta, Panchlorinae, Panesthiinae, Pycnoscelinae, Zetoborinae
Subtaxa: Phoetalia eocenica
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Gus' Pit, west of Rio Blanco store (Eocene of Colorado)
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