| Paratropes | |
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| Paratropes aequatorialis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Nyctiborinae |
| Genus: | Paratropes Serville, 1838 |
Paratropes is a genus of cockroaches within the family Ectobiidae. There are currently 14 species assigned to the genus. [1] [2] Members of this genus are distributed across North and South America in countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Panama and Peru. [3]
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.
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species Mantis religiosa; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank.
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:
Compsodes is a genus of hooded cockroaches in the family Corydiidae. There are at least four described species in Compsodes.
Holocompsa is a genus of hairy sand cockroaches in the family Corydiidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Holocompsinae.
Blaberus is a genus of cockroaches native to the Neotropics found in the Americas. More than 30 species are in the genus, and some of them are popular among hobbyists as pets or as feed for other arthropods. Unlike several genera of cockroaches considered to be pests, this genus keeps its ootheca in its abdomen until the time it hatches. They generally require a relative humidity of 60% or higher to thrive and temperatures above 25 °C to reproduce.
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.
The Pseudophyllodromiinae are a subfamily of cockroaches, in the family Ectobiidae, with a world-wide distribution.
Plectoptera is a genus of American cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae and tribe Plectopterini. There are at least 2 described species in Plectoptera.
Epilampra is a genus of cockroach in the family Blaberidae. There are more than 70 described species in the genus Epilampra.
Chorisoneura is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. There are at least 90 described species in Chorisoneura.
Ischnoptera is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae.
Pseudomops is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. There are more than 40 described species in Pseudomops.
Latiblattella is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae.
Euthlastoblatta is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. There are about nine described species in Euthlastoblatta.
Anaplecta is a genus in the family Anaplectidae. There are at least 20 described species in Anaplecta.
Panesthia is a large genus of burrowing giant cockroach in the subfamily Panesthiinae. It is subsocial and its species are mainly found in Southeast Asia, coastal East Asia, Australasia, and Indo-Malaysia.
Paratropes bilunata is a species of cockroach within the family Ectobiidae, that can be found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Latindia is a genus of cockroaches in the family Corydiidae. There are about nine described species in Latindia.
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.