Ectobiidae

Wood cockroaches
Loboptera decipiens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Superfamily: Blaberoidea
Family: Ectobiidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
Subfamilies

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Synonyms
  • Phyllodromiidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
  • Plectopterinae McKittrick, 1964
  • Blattellidae Karny, 1908

Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae)[1][2] 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.[3] A few notable species include:

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; Eggleton, Paul (30 Aug 2013). "Order Blattodea". Zootaxa. 3703 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ "order Blattodea". Cockroach Species File. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Blattellidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.