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.