Isoptera (termites) and Blattaria (cockroaches) collectively form Order Blattodea, which together with Mantids (Order Mantodea) constitute the Superorder Dictyoptera. Blattodea contains three superfamilies: Corydioidea, Blaberoidea and Blattoidea, with the termites now regarded by some as forming an epifamily (termitoidae) wihin Blattoidea, rather than a separate order (Isoptera), although this approach is by no means universally accepted (see below). Around 4,600 species of cockroach are known worldwide with about 150 species present in Europe (Rasplus & Roques, 2010; Beccaloni, 2014), whereas Termitoidae (termites) have over 2,900 mostly tropical species (Krishna et al., 2013). The scientific name of the Order Blattodea derives from the Latinized Greek name.
Dictyoptera: Blattodea
MARINI, MARIO;GHESINI, SILVIA;
2016
Abstract
Isoptera (termites) and Blattaria (cockroaches) collectively form Order Blattodea, which together with Mantids (Order Mantodea) constitute the Superorder Dictyoptera. Blattodea contains three superfamilies: Corydioidea, Blaberoidea and Blattoidea, with the termites now regarded by some as forming an epifamily (termitoidae) wihin Blattoidea, rather than a separate order (Isoptera), although this approach is by no means universally accepted (see below). Around 4,600 species of cockroach are known worldwide with about 150 species present in Europe (Rasplus & Roques, 2010; Beccaloni, 2014), whereas Termitoidae (termites) have over 2,900 mostly tropical species (Krishna et al., 2013). The scientific name of the Order Blattodea derives from the Latinized Greek name.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
