Holocompsa

Last updated

Holocompsa
Holocompsa azteca.jpg
Holocompsa azteca
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Corydiidae
Genus: Holocompsa
Burmeister, 1838

Holocompsa is a genus of hairy sand cockroaches in the family Corydiidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Holocompsinae. [1]

Contents

Distribution

Eight of 11 species of the genus Holocompsa are found in the Americas; two species are found in Asia, H. debilis and H. zhangi; and one species is found in Africa, H. pusilla. [2]

Species

The following species have been described: [3] [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blaberidae</span> Family of cockroaches

Giant cockroaches, or blaberids, are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species. Mostly distributed in warmer climates worldwide, this family is based on the American genus Blaberus, but much of the diversity is also found in Africa and Asia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blattidae</span> Family of cockroaches

Blattidae is a cockroach family in the order Blattodea containing several of the most common household cockroaches. Notable species include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ectobiidae</span> Family of cockroaches

Ectobiidae 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. A few notable species include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corydiidae</span> Family of cockroaches

Corydiidae, previously known as Polyphagidae, is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The family is divided into five subfamilies, comprising some 40 genera. One prominent species is the desert cockroach, Arenivaga investigata.

<i>Stagmomantis</i> Genus of mantis

Stagmomantis is a genus of mantis consisting of 22 species found in the Americas.

<i>Panchlora</i> Genus of cockroaches

Panchlora is a genus of cockroaches in the subfamily Panchlorinae, erected by Hermann Burmeister in 1838. Species are mostly found in the Americas and Africa. Most species in this genus are green in colour, but some are cream or grey.

<i>Eublaberus</i> Genus of cockroaches

Eublaberus is a genus of South American cockroaches in the subfamily Blaberinae, identified by Morgan Hebard in 1920.

<i>Eucorydia</i> Genus of cockroaches

Eucorydia is a genus of cockroaches. Species are found in Asia. They are characterized by a metallic greenish-bluish pronotum and sometimes orange markings on the tegmina and/or abdomen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pseudophyllodromiinae</span> Subfamily of cockroaches

The Pseudophyllodromiinae are a subfamily of cockroaches, in the family Ectobiidae, with a world-wide distribution.

<i>Epilampra</i> Genus of cockroaches

Epilampra is a genus of cockroach in the family Blaberidae. There are more than 70 described species in the genus Epilampra.

<i>Chorisoneura</i> Genus of cockroaches

Chorisoneura is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. There are at least 90 described species in Chorisoneura.

<i>Ischnoptera</i> Genus of cockroach

Ischnoptera is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae.

<i>Pseudomops</i> Genus of cockroaches

Pseudomops is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. There are more than 40 described species in Pseudomops.

<i>Pseudovates</i> Genus of praying mantises

Pseudovates is a genus of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. There are more than 20 described species in the genus Pseudovates, and are found in North, Central, and South America.

<i>Balta</i> (cockroach) Genus of cockroaches

Balta is a genus of cockroaches in the sub family Pseudophyllodromiinae. Found in Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania. The genus was created in 1893 by Johann Tepper.

<i>Anaplecta</i> Genus of cockroaches

Anaplecta is a genus in the family Anaplectidae. There are at least 20 described species in Anaplecta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corydiinae</span> Subfamily of cockroaches

Corydiinae is a subfamily of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The subfamily, comprising about 20 genera, contains half the genera in Corydiidae. One prominent species is the desert cockroach, Arenivaga investigata.

<i>Paratropes</i> Genus of cockroaches

Paratropes is a genus of cockroaches within the family Ectobiidae. There are currently 14 species assigned to the genus. Members of this genus are distributed across North and South America in countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Panama and Peru.

<i>Latindia</i> Genus of cockroaches

Latindia is a genus of cockroaches in the family Corydiidae. There are about nine described species in Latindia.

<i>Paranauphoeta</i> Genus of cockroaches

Paranauphoeta is a genus of South East Asian cockroaches in the family Blaberidae and the monotypic subfamily ParanauphoetinaeRehn, 1951, erected by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1865. Species records are from India, China, Indochina, Malesia and New Guinea.

References

  1. Gutiérrez, E. (1995). "Annotated Checklist of Cuban Cockroaches". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 121 (1/2): 65–85. JSTOR   25078586.
  2. 1 2 Qiu, L.; Wang, Z. -Q.; Che, Y. -L. (2020). "Discovery of the second Asian Holocompsa species from China, and supplemental description of the male of H. debilis (Blattodea: Corydiidae: Euthyrrhaphinae)". Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 56 (6): 481–487. doi:10.1080/00379271.2020.1852889.
  3. "genus Holocompsa Burmeister, 1838: Cockroach Species File". Cockroach Species File.