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Name

Blatella

blond cockroach

Framing

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Class: Hexapoda

Subclass: Insecta

Order: Blattodea

Family: Blatellidae

Genus: Blatella

Habitat

Terrestrial, epigeal

Feeding

Detritivore

Distribution

Cosmopolitan

Conservation status

No threats. Considered invasive in many countries

Additional information

Flattened, antennae and legs long, spiny. Pronotum almost completely covering the head.

Bibliography

Roth, L.M. - A taxonomic revision of the genus Blattella Caudell (Dictyoptera, Blattaria: Blattellidae). in Ent. scand., Suppl. 22: 1-221. 1985

- Pascual F. 2011. Revista IDE@ - SEA, nº 48 (30-06-2015): 1–13. (http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_48.pdf).

- Tang, Q., Bourguignon, T., Willenmse, L., De Coninck, E., & Evans, T. (2019). Global spread of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica. Biological Invasions, 21(3), 693-707.

Metzger, R., & Hanisch, J. (1979). Size and distribution of a Blattella germanica population. Angewandte Parasitologie, 20(4), 193-202.