The Cryptocercidae is a family of the Blattodea order (cockroaches). They are known as the Brown hooded cockroaches. Families Blaberidae Blattellidae Blattidae Cryptocercidae Polyphagidae Ref: ITIS 102427 2002-12-11 A cockroach is an insect of the order Blattodea (or Blattaria). ... Families Blaberidae Blattellidae Blattidae Cryptocercidae Polyphagidae Species American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) Florida woods cockroach (Eurycotis floridana) Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) German cockroach (Blatella germanica) Asian cockroach (Blattella asahinai) Surinam cockroach Binomial name ITIS 102427, 2002-12-11 A cockroach is an insect of the order Blattodea (or Blattaria). ...
In addition, the relationship of Cryptocercidae to other cockroach families and the relationship between the cockroach, Cryptocercus punctulatus, and the termite, Mastotermes darwiniensis, have generated debate.
In this paper, a phylogeny for cockroaches, mantids and termites based on DNA sequence of the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes is presented.
Cryptocercus is the sole representative of the family Cryptocercidae and at present three species are recognized within the genus worldwide: Cryptocercus punctulatus in the United States, Cryptocercus relictus in Eurasia and Cryptocercus primarius in the Orient.
Distribution of karyotypes of the Cryptocercus punctulatus species complex (Dictyoptera: Cryptocercidae) in the Southern Appalachians: relation to habitat and history.
Rediscovery of the wood-eating cockroach Cryptocercus primarius (Dictyoptera: Cryptocercidae) in China, with notes on ecology and distribution.
Nalepa, C. Cryptocercus punctulatus (Dictyoptera: Cryptocercidae) from monadnocks in the Piedmont of North Carolina.
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