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Blattulidae

Insecta - Blattodea - Blattulidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Blattulidae Vishnyakova p. 68
2005Blattulidae Martins-Neto et al. p. 17
2005Blattulidae Vršanský p. 115
2007Blattulidae Martins-Neto and Gallego p. 203
2007Blattulidae Vršanský and Ansorge p. 114
2007Blattulidae Wang et al.
2008Blattulidae Vršanský p. 40
2010Araripeblattidae Martins-Neto et al. p. 10
2016Blattulidae Lee p. 437
2019Blattulidae Qiu et al. p. 282
2020Blattulidae Vršanský p. 50
2021Blattulidae Vršanský p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderBlattodea(Latreille 1810)
Solumblattodea
superfamilyCorydioidea
familyBlattulidae
familyBlattulidae

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. †Blattulidae Vishnyakova 1982
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G. †Anablatta Martins-Neto and Gallego 2007
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Anablatta compacta Martins-Neto and Gallego 2007
G. †Argentinoblattula Martins-Neto and Gallego 2005
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Argentinoblattula revelata Martins-Neto and Gallego 2005
G. †Batola Vršanský 2009
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Batola nikolai Vršanský 2009
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
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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 mikro Vršanský 2020
Blattula mini Vršanský 2020
Blattula mirta Zhang 1986
Blattula mongolica Vršanský 2004
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
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]
G. †Blattulites Vishnyakova 1982
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Blattulites bilineatus Vishnyakova 1982
G. †Elisama Giebel 1856
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Elisama algeriaensis Vršanský 2021
Elisama brevis Mendes 2000
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Invalid names: Araripeblatta beckeri Mendes 2000 [synonym], Araripeblatta cesae Martins-Neto et al. 2010 [synonym], Elisama americana Vršanský 2002 [synonym]
Elisama cuboides Wang et al. 2007
Elisama extenuata Ren 1995
Elisama fragmentaria Vršanský 2005
Elisama globosa Vršanský et al. 2023
Elisama grandis Vršanský 2003
Elisama hindwingnii Lee 2016
Elisama incerta Vršanský 2003
Elisama kneri Giebel 1856
Elisama minor Giebel 1856
Elisama parallela Vršanský 2003
Elisama pterostigmata Vršanský 2004
Elisama scudderi Handlirsch 1906
Elisama tsaganica Vršanský 1999
Invalid names: Araripeblatta Mendes 2000 [synonym], Ctenoblattina Scudder 1886 [synonym]
G. †Globula Vršanský 2009
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Globula lake Vršanský 2009
G. †Habroblattula Wang et al. 2007
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Habroblattula drepanoides Wang et al. 2007
Habroblattula laiyangensis Chen et al. 2019
G. †Huablattula Qiu et al. 2019
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Huablattula hui Qiu et al. 2019
Huablattula jiewenae Qiu et al. 2019
Huablattula vrsanskyi Zhang et al. 2023
G. †Kridla Vršanský 2005
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Kridla stastia Vršanský 2005
G. †Macaroblattula Wang et al. 2007
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Macaroblattula ellipsoides Wang et al. 2007
G. †Nannoblattula Handlirsch
G. †Nula Vršanský 2008
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Nula sis Vršanský 2008
G. †Ocelloblattula Anisyutkin and Gorochov 2008
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Ocelloblattula margarita Koubová and Vršanský 2021
Ocelloblattula ponomarenkoi Anisyutkin and Gorochov 2008
Ocelloblattula striata Káčerová and Azar 2022
G. †Orbablattula Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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Orbablattula infrequens Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Polliciblattula Vršanský 2020
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Polliciblattula analis Vršanský 2020
Polliciblattula tatosanerata Vršanský 2020
Polliciblattula vana Vršanský 2020
G. †Pravdupovediac Sendi et al. 2023
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Pravdupovediac maaloufi Sendi et al. 2023
Pravdupovediac neklam Sendi and Vršanský 2023
G. †Pseudomantina Sendi and Vršanský 2021
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Pseudomantina baijuyii Liang et al. 2023
Pseudomantina nigroalba Vršanský 2021
Pseudomantina occisor Sendi 2021
G. †Svabula Vršanský 2005
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Svabula vzorkovana Vršanský 2005
G. †Truhla Vršanský 2020
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Truhla vekov Vršanský 2020
G. †Vrtula Vršanský 2008
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Vrtula sama Vršanský 2008
G. †Xonpepetla Cifuentes-Ruiz and Vršanský 2006
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Xonpepetla rinconensis Cifuentes-Ruiz and Vršanský 2006
Invalid names: Araripeblattidae Martins-Neto et al. 2010 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. G. Martins-Neto et al. 2005Apart from the characteristics Triassic blattopteran insects from Argentina 719 discussed by Vischnyakova (1982), tegmen with RP and MA secondary branches restricted to the apical area, above the apex. RA and CuP distal extremity perpendicularly aligned to both costal and anal margin and MA origin after this alignment (lcm = aml < oMA ). Two-branched MA
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: base of the Carnian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 237.00000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (114 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Argentina (Mendoza) Anablatta compacta (115104)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (La Rioja) Argentinoblattula revelata (122987)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Insecta indet. (113961)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Turkey Blattula tchakrasensis, Mesoblattula piveteaui (152783)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3China (Hunan) Mesoblattula apicifurca (155338)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Blattulidae indet. (123446)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8China (Hunan) Blattula zaoshangensis (155353 155356 155358) Mesoblattula kiensis (155357)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Kyrgyzstan Blattula sp., Mesoblattula kiensis, Blattula turanica, Blattula elongata (114701)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Blattula hattorfensis, Englyptoblatta elegantula (107552) Blattula langfeldti (117795)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Blattina langfeldti, Blattina nana, Blattina dobbertinensis, Blattina incerta, Dipluroblattina scudderi, Blattula ancilla, Blattula geinitzi, Blattula debilis, Blattula pusillima, Parablattula reticulata, Mesoblattula ala, Blattula riparia, Blattula intercalata, Blattula brunneri, Blattula vicina, Peloblattula oligoneura, Parablattula simplicissima, Metablattula lipomena, Chiloblattula simplex, Chiloblattula subcostalis, Chiloblattula longipennis, Ectinoblattula medialis, Chiloblattula dubia, Mesoblattina dobbertinensis, Mesoblattina dobbertinensis (123987) Blattula acutipennis (122986) Blattula langfeldti, Blattula dubia (114991)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Blattula langfeldti, Blattula dubia (114993)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany Blattula langfeldti (151355)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Australia (Western Australia) Blattula willmotti (114239)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Kyrgyzstan Mesoblattula shurabica (114706)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1China (Guangxi) Blattula pachohymena, Blattula hymena, Mesoblattula sincera (151540)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Blattula extensa, Blattula iensis, Parablattula cubitalis (104946) Blattula similis, Parablattula isotoma (104996) Mesoblattula colorata, Blattulites bilineatus (104995)
Toarcian - Aalenian182.7 - 170.3China (Hunan) Blattula ctinoida (155351)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) Blattula flamma (215956) Blattula flamma, Blattula universala, Truhla vekov, Polliciblattula analis (121709) Blattula mini (215951) Blattula velika, Blattula vulgara, Blattula mini, Blattula mikro, Blattula anuniversala, Polliciblattula vana (124340) Polliciblattula tatosanerata (124339) Truhla vekov (122313)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Blattula aberrans (104947) Chiloblattula sibirica (118010)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Anhui) Blattula pachohymena, Mesoblattula kiensis (106695)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Liaoning) Blattula liaoningensis (110855) Ctenoblattina dignata (157657 157658)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Pseudomantina baijuyii (225253)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Hebei) Mesoblattula chengdeensis (154837) Mesoblattula mirta, Blattula kellos (157564) Parablattula curvula (107000)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Blattula brevicaudata (106101) Pseudomantina nigroalba (105426 105970 113439)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Russian Federation (Buryat) Blattula lanceolata (104949)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Russian Federation (Buryat) Parablattula udensis (104950)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1China (Yunnan) Mesoblattula sp., Mesoblattula tuodianensis (164858)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia Blattula mongolica, Blattula vidlickai, Elisama pterostigmata (104748 121393 121394 125981) Blattula vidlickai (118966 165034) Blattula vidlickai, Elisama pterostigmata (152133) Elisama pterostigmata (165035)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia (Dund-Gov’ Aymag) Blattula choutinensis (117697 117698)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) Blattula bacharensis (122322)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Ctenoblattina arcta, Nannoblattina prestwichii, Elisama scudderi (133535)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Blattidae indet. 1, Blattidae indet. 3 (104008)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Rithma disjuncta (133536)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Algeria Elisama algeriaensis (123148)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Blattulidae indet. (122359) Blattulidae indet., Ocelloblattula ponomarenkoi, Pseudomantina occisor, Elisama globosa, Pravdupovediac neklam (122471) Elisama sp. (123017) Ocelloblattula striata (227088) Pravdupovediac maaloufi (123416)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain Orbablattula infrequens (104052)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Hebei) Blattula extenuata, Blattula platypa, Blattula delicatula (107001)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Liaoning) Elisama extenuata, Elisama cuboides, Macaroblattula ellipsoides, Habroblattula drepanoides (111710) Habroblattula drepanoides (152003)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Russian Federation (Chita) Blattula discors (105968)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mongolia Elisama incerta (124343)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mongolia (Selenginskij) Elisama fragmentaria (118911) Elisama fragmentaria, Svabula vzorkovana (117954)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0North Korea Habroblattula drepanoides (200272)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Shandong) Habroblattula laiyangensis (201905)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Ctenoblattina tsaganica, Elisama parallela (113355) Elisama grandis (155546) Elisama parallela (113358 125186 130003 155553) Elisama parallela, Elisama grandis (155547) Elisama tsaganica (121714 125194 155549) Elisama tsaganica, Elisama parallela (113359 121710 121713 129999 138924 146608 155551) Elisama tsaganica, Elisama parallela, Elisama grandis (113356) Vrtula sama (103655)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (Ceará) Araripeblatta brevis, Blattulopsis beckeri, Araripeblatta oliveirai, Araripeblatta bolzoni, Araripeblatta toledoi, Araripeblatta dornellesi, Araripeblatta simplex (123014) Araripeblatta cesae (161261) Elisama americana (122352) Elisama americana, Elisama brevis, Elisama hindwingnii, Ocelloblattula santanensis (122557)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03China (Beijing Shi) Blattula rudis (106965)
Albian113.0 - 100.5South Korea Blattula hymena, Blattula exetenuata (184784) Blattula sp. (184785) Mesoblattula sp. (184788)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Russian Federation (Khabarovsk) Kridla stastia (118912)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Batola nikolai, Globula lake (99114)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Alpes-de-Haute- Provence) Nula sis (123441)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Huablattula hui (111688) Huablattula sp., Huablattula hui, Huablattula jiewenae (199518) Huablattula vrsanskyi (161726) Ocelloblattula margarita (184414)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Blattulidae indet. (122590)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Xonpepetla rinconensis (119500)