Ectobiidae


Ectobiidae is a family of the order Blattodea. This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species include:
The Cockroach Species File includes five subfamilies. The Anaplectinae, previously placed here, have now been elevated to family level.
NB: subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020:

[Blattellinae]

Auth.: Karny, 1908 – worldwide
  • Attaphila Wheeler, 1900
  • Blattella Caudell, 1903
  • Ischnoptera Burmeister, 1838
  • Loboptera Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865, 1865
  • Lobopterella Princis, 1957
  • Neotemnopteryx Princis, 1951
  • Parcoblatta Shelford, 1911
  • Pseudomops Serville, 1831
  • Saltoblattella Bohn, Picker, Klass & Colville, 2009
  • Symploce Hebard, 1916
  • Temnopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

    [Ectobiinae]

§ Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
  1. Arbiblatta Chopard, 1936
  2. Capraiellus Harz, 1976
  3. Choristima Tepper, 1895
  4. Dziriblatta Chopard, 1936
  5. Ectobius Stephens, 1835
  6. Ectoneura Shelford, 1907
  7. Eutheganopteryx Shelford, 1912
  8. Luridiblatta Fernandes, 1965
  9. Phyllodromica Fieber, 1853
  10. Planuncus Bohn, 2013
  11. Pseudectoneura Princis, 1974
  12. Stenectoneura Hebard, 1943
  13. Theganopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

    [Nyctiborinae]

§ – Mexico, Central and South America
  • Eunyctibora Shelford, 1908
  • Eushelfordia Hebard, 1925
  • Eushelfordiella Lopes & Oliveira, 2007
  • Megaloblatta Dohrn, 1887
  • Muzoa Hebard, 1921
  • Nyctantonina Vélez, 2013
  • Nyctibora Burmeister, 1838
  • Paramuzoa Roth, 1973
  • Paratropes Serville, 1838
  • Pseudischnoptera Saussure, 1869

    [Pseudophyllodromiinae]

Worldwide distribution, selected genera:
  • Balta Tepper 1893
  • Ellipsidion Saussure, 1863
  • Neoblattella Shelford, 1911
  • Pseudophyllodromia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
  • Supella Shelford, 1911

    Genera ''[incertae sedis]''

  1. Africablatta Rehn, 1933:
- A. patricia
  1. Akaniblatta Princis, 1969
  2. Alsteinia Hanitsch, 1950
  3. Anareolaria Shelford, 1909
  4. Aneurinita Hebard, 1935
  5. Anisopygia Saussure, 1893
  6. Antitheton Hebard, 1919
  7. Aphlebiella Princis, 1965
  8. Aruistra Princis, 1965
  9. Astyloblatta Bey-Bienko, 1954
  10. Atticola Bolívar, 1905
  11. Blattellina Princis, 1951
  12. Caloblatta Saussure, 1893
  13. Celeriblattina Johns, 1966
  14. Ceuthobia Hebard, 1921
  15. Ceuthobiella Hebard, 1921
  16. Dictyoblattella Uvarov, 1940
  17. Dipteretrum Rehn, 1922
  18. Discalida Woo, Guo & Li, 1985
  19. Distichopis Bolívar, 1924
  20. Disymploce Bey-Bienko, 1958
  21. Drabeha Gurney, 1967
  22. Duryodana Kirby, 1903
  23. Dyakina Hebard, 1929
  24. Eldaina Estrada-Álvarez, 2022
  25. Eublattella Princis, 1950
  26. Euhebardula Princis, 1953
  27. Eulissosoma Hebard, 1926
  28. Euloboptera Princis, 1955
  29. Eurylestes Hebard, 1940
  30. Hanitschella Princis, 1951
  31. Hanitschia Bruijning, 1947
  32. Hanstroemidium Princis, 1963
  33. Hemipterisca Bey-Bienko, 1950
  34. Hemipterota Saussure, 1893
  35. Incoblatta Princis, 1948
  36. Liosilpha Stål, 1874
  37. Lophometopum Hebard, 1920
  38. Mallotoblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
  39. Maretina Hebard, 1933
  40. Maretiola Bey-Bienko, 1968
  41. Margattina Bey-Bienko, 1958
  42. Microblatta Hebard, 1933
  43. Myrmeblattina Chopard, 1926
  44. Namablatta Rehn, 1937
  45. Neoleptoblatta Princis, 1963
  46. Nimbablatta Princis, 1963
  47. Nisibis Stål, 1877
  48. Nymphodromia Rehn & Hebard, 1927
  49. Onycholobus Hanitsch, 1938
  50. Operculea Bolívar, 1924
  51. Paraloboptera Saussure, 1870
  52. Parascalida Hanitsch, 1936
  53. Parellipsidion Johns, 1966
  54. Phorticolea Bolívar, 1905
  55. Piroblatta Shelford, 1907
  56. Rudebeckia Princis, 1963
  57. Sciablatta Hebard, 1921
  58. Sinablatta Princis, 1950
  59. Sutteriana Princis, 1957
  60. Tairella Hebard, 1926
  61. Xosaia Princis, 1963