| Blattellinae | |
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| Blattella germanica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Blattellinae |
| Genera | |
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~70; see text | |
Blattellinae is a subfamily of the wood cockroach family, Ectobiidae (formerly "Blattellidae"). It includes the global household pest Blattella germanica, the German cockroach,[1] and a number of endangered species. It contains about 70 genera.[2]
- ^ Berenbaum, May (1989). Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers. University of Illinois Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-252-06027-4.
- ^ Cockroach Species File