Blattodea41 species

Family Ectobiidae

Ectobiidae is a family in the order Blattodea. Browse 41 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Guides

German Cockroach Guide

Species in Ectobiidae (41)

Dusky Cockroach

Ectobius lapponicus

earliest record in our area: NH 1984 (Chandler 1985)

Spotted Mediterranean Cockroach

Ectobius pallidus

Identification: Both sexes fully winged. Pronotal disc pale yellowish brown with margin transparent, marked with reddish brown spots. Male dorsal abdominal glandular depression oval, slightly transverse, hind margin not reaching middle of tergite 7 e

Forest Cockroach

Ectobius sylvestris

Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

Luridiblatta trivittata

Identification: Adults are small and possibly flightless, female wings highly reduced, male wings are somewhat short and do not cover abdomen. Females are often found carrying oothecae, (egg cases) as demonstrated by this individual: Known from dry h

Desert Wood Cockroach

Parcoblatta desertae

Parcoblatta desertae, the desert wood cockroach or desert cockroach, is a species of Parcoblatta endemic to the United States state of Texas.

Uhler's Wood Cockroach

Parcoblatta uhleriana

Parcoblatta uhleriana, the Uhler's wood cockroach, is a species of Parcoblatta native to the United States and Canada. It is a forest species also found in disturbed and urban environments. The male of the species flies freely, while the female does

Plectoptera picta

The tegmina barely overlap, presenting more the appearance of beetle elytra than dictyopteroid tegmina. The resemblance is so close that the collector (a coleopterist) of the most recently collected specimen presumed that he had collected a small hyd

Florida Beetle Cockroach

Plectoptera poeyi

Plectoptera poeyi, known generally as the Florida beetle roach or Florida beetle cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.