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Blattula

Insecta - Blattodea - Blattulidae

Taxonomy

Blattula was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is the type genus of Blattulidae.

It was assigned to Mesoblattinidae by Handlirsch (1906), Martynov (1937), Bode (1953) and Hong (1986); and to Blattulidae by Vishnyakova (1982), Lin (1986), Vršanský (2004), Vršanský and Ansorge (2007), Vršanský (2008), Barna (2014) and Vršanský (2020).

Species

B. aberrans, B. anuniversala, B. apicifurca, B. bacharensis, B. brevicaudata, B. choutinensis, B. colorata, B. ctinoida, B. cubitalis, B. curvula, B. delicatula, B. discors, B. disjuncta, B. dubia, B. elongata, B. extensa, B. flamma, B. geinitzi, B. hymena, B. iensis, B. incompleta, B. intercalata, B. isotoma, B. kellos, B. kiensis, B. lanceolata, B. langfeldti (syn. B. ancilla, B. debilis, Parablattula simplicissima, B. vicina, B. acutipennis, Chiloblattula simplex, Parablattula reticulata, B. pusillima, Peloblattula oligoneura, B. brunneri, Metablattula lipomena, Englyptoblatta elegantula, Chiloblattula longipennis, Blattina (Mesoblattina) dobbertinensis, Dipluroblattina scudderi, B. hattorfensis, B. riparia, Blattina nana, Mesoblattula geinitziana, Mesoblattula ala, Ectinoblattula medialis, Chiloblattula subcostalis, Blattina incerta, Mesoblattula dobbertiniana), B. liaoningensis, B. mikro, B. mini, B. mirta, B. mongolica, B. pachohymena, B. piveteaui, B. platypa, B. prestwichii, B. rudis, B. shurabica, B. sibirica, B. similis, B. sincera, B. tchakrasensis, B. tuodianensis, B. turanica, B. udensis, B. universala, B. velika, B. vidlickai, B. vulgara, B. willmotti, B. zaoshangensis, Mesoblattula chengdeensis

Synonyms

Mesoblattula was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Blattula by Vršanský and Ansorge (2007).

It was assigned to Mesoblattinidae by Handlirsch (1906) and Martynov (1937); and to Blattulidae by Vishnyakova (1982), Lin (1986) and Zhang and Hong (2003).
Parablattula was named by Handlirsch (1939).

It was synonymized subjectively with Blattula by Vršanský and Ansorge (2007).

It was assigned to Blattulidae by Vishnyakova (1982) and Ren (1995).
Peloblattula was named by Handlirsch (1939).

It was synonymized subjectively with Blattula by Vršanský and Ansorge (2007).

It was assigned to Blattulidae by Vishnyakova (1982).
Metablattula was named by Handlirsch (1939).

It was synonymized subjectively with Blattula by Vršanský and Ansorge (2007).

It was assigned to Blattulidae by Vishnyakova (1982).
Ectinoblattula was named by Handlirsch (1939). Its type is Ectinoblattula medialis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Blattula by Vršanský and Ansorge (2007).

It was assigned to Blattulidae by Vishnyakova (1982).
Chiloblattula was named by Handlirsch (1939). Its type is Chiloblattula simplex.

It was synonymized subjectively with Blattula by Vršanský and Ansorge (2007).
Englyptoblatta was named by Bode (1953).

It was synonymized subjectively with Blattula by Vršanský and Ansorge (2007).

It was assigned to Mesoblattinidae by Bode (1953).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1906	Mesoblattula Handlirsch p. 430
1906	Blattula Handlirsch p. 431
1937	Mesoblattula Martynov p. 203
1937	Blattula Martynov p. 209
1939	Parablattula Handlirsch p. 60
1939	Peloblattula Handlirsch p. 60
1939	Chiloblattula Handlirsch p. 61
1939	Metablattula Handlirsch p. 61
1939	Ectinoblattula Handlirsch p. 62
1953	Blattula Bode
1953	Englyptoblatta Bode
1982	Ectinoblattula Vishnyakova p. 67
1982	Metablattula Vishnyakova p. 67
1982	Peloblattula Vishnyakova p. 67
1982	Blattula Vishnyakova p. 69
1982	Mesoblattula Vishnyakova p. 69
1982	Parablattula Vishnyakova p. 74
1986	Blattula Hong
1986	Mesoblattula Lin p. 48
1986	Blattula Lin p. 71
1995	Parablattula Ren p. 54
2003	Mesoblattula Zhang and Hong p. 453
2004	Blattula Vršanský p. 460
2007	Blattula Vršanský and Ansorge p. 114
2008	Blattula Vršanský p. 40
2014	Blattula Barna p. 666
2020	Blattula Vršanský p. 50

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
—	Holopandictyoptera
superorder	Dictyoptera	Latreille 1829
order	Blattodea	(Latreille 1810)
—	Solumblattodea
superfamily	Corydioidea
family	Blattulidae
genus	Blattula

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.

G. †Blattula Handlirsch 1906

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†Blattula aberrans Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula anuniversala Vršanský 2020

†Blattula apicifurca Lin 1986

†Blattula bacharensis Vršanský 2020

†Blattula brevicaudata Vishnyakova 1968

†Blattula choutinensis Vršanský 2008

†Blattula colorata Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula ctinoida Lin 1986

†Blattula cubitalis Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula curvula Ren 1995

†Blattula delicatula Ren 1995

†Blattula discors Barna 2014

†Blattula disjuncta Scudder 1886

†Blattula dubia Handlirsch 1939

†Blattula elongata Martynov 1937

†Blattula extensa Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula flamma Vršanský 2020

†Blattula geinitzi Handlirsch 1906

†Blattula hymena Lin 1986

†Blattula iensis Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula incompleta Giebel 1856

†Blattula intercalata Handlirsch 1939

†Blattula isotoma Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula kellos Zhang 1986

†Blattula kiensis Martynov 1937

†Blattula lanceolata Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula langfeldti Geinitz 1880

Invalid names: Blattina (Mesoblattina) dobbertinensis Geinitz 1884 [synonym], Blattina incerta Geinitz 1884 [synonym], Blattina nana Geinitz 1883 [synonym], Blattula acutipennis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Blattula ancilla Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Blattula brunneri Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Blattula debilis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Blattula hattorfensis Bode 1953 [synonym], Blattula pusillima Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Blattula riparia Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Blattula vicina Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Chiloblattula longipennis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Chiloblattula simplex Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Chiloblattula subcostalis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Dipluroblattina scudderi Geinitz 1888 [synonym], Ectinoblattula medialis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Englyptoblatta elegantula Bode 1953 [synonym], Mesoblattula ala Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Mesoblattula dobbertiniana Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Mesoblattula geinitziana Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Metablattula lipomena Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Parablattula reticulata Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Parablattula simplicissima Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Peloblattula oligoneura Handlirsch 1939 [synonym]

†Blattula liaoningensis Hong 1986

†Blattula mikro Vršanský 2020

†Blattula mini Vršanský 2020

†Blattula mirta Zhang 1986

†Blattula mongolica Vršanský 2004

†Blattula pachohymena Lin 1985

†Blattula piveteaui Laurentiaux 1946

†Blattula platypa Ren 1995

†Blattula prestwichii Scudder 1886

†Blattula rudis Ren 1995

†Blattula shurabica Martynov 1937

†Blattula sibirica Vishnyakova 1985

†Blattula similis Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula sincera Lin 1985

†Blattula tchakrasensis Laurentiaux 1946

†Blattula tuodianensis Zhang and Hong 2003

†Blattula turanica Martynov 1937

†Blattula udensis Vishnyakova 1982

†Blattula universala Vršanský 2020

†Blattula velika Vršanský 2020

†Blattula vidlickai Vršanský 2004

†Blattula vulgara Vršanský 2020

†Blattula willmotti Martin 2010

†Blattula zaoshangensis Lin 1986

Invalid names: Chiloblattula Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Ectinoblattula Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Englyptoblatta Bode 1953 [synonym], Mesoblattula Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Metablattula Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Parablattula Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Peloblattula Handlirsch 1939 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available