Pseudophyllodromiinae | |
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Pseudophyllodromia sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Family: | Ectobiidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudophyllodromiinae Hebard, 1929 [1] |
The Pseudophyllodromiinae are a subfamily of cockroaches, in the family Ectobiidae, with a world-wide distribution. [2]
Well known species include:
The Cockroach Species File [2] includes 5 tribes:
Authority: Rehn, 1951
Authority: Rehn, 1951
Authority: Rehn, 1951; distribution: Africa, Americas
Authority: Hebard, 1929; distribution: SE Asia to Australia
Authority: Rehn, 1951; distribution: Africa, Americas
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