Biology:Blatta

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Short description: Genus of cockroaches

Blatta
Cockroach May 2007-1.jpg
Blatta orientalis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Subfamily: Blattinae
Genus: Blatta
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Kakerlac Latreille, 1825
  • Steleopyga Fischer, 1833
  • Stylopyga Fischer, 1846

Blatta is a genus of cockroaches. The name Blatta represents a specialised use of Latin blatta, meaning a light-shunning insect.[2]

Species

Species include:

  • Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758 Oriental cockroach
  • Blatta furcata (Karny 1908)[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3079510 entry