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Blattellidae

Insecta - Blattodea - Blattellidae

Taxonomy
Blattellidae was named by Karny (1908). It is extant. Its type is Blattella.

It was reranked as the subfamily Blattellinae by Beccaloni (2007), Evangelista et al. (2017); it was synonymized subjectively with Ectobiidae by Vršanský et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Blattaria by Wappler (2003), Vršanský (2008); to Ectobiidae by Beccaloni (2007), Evangelista et al. (2017); to Orkrasomeria by Evangelista et al. (2021); and to Blaberoidea by Liu et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Blattellidae Karny p. 112
2003Blattellidae Wappler
2007Blattellinae Beccaloni
2008Blattellidae Vršanský p. 216
2017Blattellinae Evangelista et al. p. 3
2021Blattellidae Evangelista et al.
2023Blattellidae Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderBlattodea(Latreille 1810)
superfamilyBlaberoidea
Orkrasomeria
familyBlattellidae
familyBlattellidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Blattellidae Karny 1908
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Tr. Blattellini Karny 1908
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G. †Agrabtoblatta Gorochov 2007
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Agrabtoblatta symmetrica Gorochov 2007
G. Blattella Caudell 1903
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Blattella lengleti Vršanský 2008
Invalid names: Phyllodromia Serville 1838 [replaced]
G. †Caligoptera Sendi 2021
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Caligoptera hinkelmani Sendi 2021
Tr. Pseudomopini Rehn 1903
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G. Ischnoptera Burmeister 1838
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Ischnoptera brunneri Cockerell 1909
Ischnoptera gedanensis Germar and Berendt 1856
Ischnoptera klebsi Shelford 1910
Ischnoptera perplexa Shelford 1910
Ischnoptera provisionalis Shelford 1911
Tr. Symplocini Rehn 1951
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G. †Palaeosymploce Anisyutkin and Perkovsky 2023
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Palaeosymploce aristovi Anisyutkin and Perkovsky 2023
G. Pseudosymploce Rehn and Hebard 1927
G. Symploce Hebard 1916
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Symploce rete Gorochov 2007
G. Temnopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl 1865
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Temnopteryx klebsi Shelford 1910
Invalid names: Piniblattellini Vršanský 1997 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Blattella lengleti (123118)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Caligoptera hinkelmani (184414)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Blattellidae indet. 1 (135643) Blattellidae indet. 1, Blattellidae indet. 2 (135640 138912)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Palaeosymploce aristovi (122997)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Ischnoptera gedanensis, Ischnoptera klebsi, Ischnoptera perplexa, Phyllodromia lorenzmeyeri, Phyllodromia germari, Phyllodromia yolanda, Phyllodromia antiqua, Phyllodromia latissima, Phyllodromia tenacula, Phyllodromia klebsi, Phyllodromia furcifera, Phyllodromia baltica, Phyllodromia pristina, Temnopteryx klebsi (124073) Ischnoptera sp., Ischnoptera gedanensis, Phyllodromia furcifera, Temnopteryx klebsi, Phyllodromia sp. (123766)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Ischnoptera brunneri (106380)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Ischnoptera sp. (21977)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Pseudosymploce sp. (122982)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Agrabtoblatta symmetrica, Symploce rete (124004) Phyllodromia sp., Phyllodromia woodwardi, Phyllodromia praecursor, Ischnoptera provisionalis (123991)