Polyphaga (cockroach)

For the suborder of Coleoptera (Beetles), see Polyphaga.

Polyphaga
Polyphaga aegyptiaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Corydiidae
Subfamily: Corydiinae
Genus: Polyphaga
Brullé, 1835
Type species
Blatta aegyptiaca
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Heterogamia Burmeister, 1838

Polyphaga is a genus of sand cockroaches in the family Corydiidae.[1]

Species

The Cockroach Species File[1] lists:

  1. Polyphaga aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (as Blatta aegyptiaca L.)
  2. Polyphaga indica Walker, 1868
  3. Polyphaga obscura Chopard, 1929
  4. Polyphaga plancyi Bolívar, 1883
  5. Polyphaga saussurei (Dohrn, 1888)

References

  1. ^ a b "genus Polyphaga Brullé, 1835: Cockroach Species File". cockroach.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.