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Genus of cockroaches For the Ethiopian court official, see Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles. For the Croatian locality, see Blato, Korčula.

Blatta
Blatta orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Subfamily: Blattinae
Genus: Blatta
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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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.

Species

Species include:


References

  1. "Blatta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. "blatta". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  3. Beccaloni, G.W. (August 2023). "genus Blatta Linnaeus, 1758". Cockroach Species File. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

External links

  • Media related to Blatta at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Blatta at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers
Blatta


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