Blattodea9 species

Family Ovoviviparous Cockroaches (Blaberidae)

Blaberidae is a family in the order Blattodea. Browse 9 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Blaberidae (9)

Death's Head Cockroach

Blaberus craniifer

Identification: The largest cockroach in North America. Adult: Very large. Tegmina black, occasionally with brown markings near the center. Pronotum spot with distinctive "death's head" face. Nymph: Difficult to distinguish from other Blaberus when y

Surinam Cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Identification: Adults with pale leading edge on the dark brown to black pronotum. Wings olive-green to brown, entirely cover the abdomen, (except on particularly well fed or very gravid individuals): Nymphs typically dark brown in coloration and hav