Corydiidae
| Sand cockroaches | |
|---|---|
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| Polyphaga pellucida in the Saint Petersburg Zoological Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Corydiidae |
| Subfamilies | |
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Euthyrrhaphinae | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polyphagidae | |
Corydiidae, previously known as Polyphagidae,[1] 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.[2][3] One prominent species is the desert cockroach, Arenivaga investigata.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G. W.; Eggleton, P. (2011). "Order Blattodea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882". In Zhang, Z.-Q. Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa. pp. 199–200.
- ↑ "synonym Polyphagidae Saussure, 1864: Cockroach Species File".
- ↑ 蟑螂圖鑑 (in Chinese). 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
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