Corydiinae
TaxonCorydiinae
AuthoritySaussure & Zehntner, 1893
SynonymsPolyphaginae Saussure, 1864

Corydiinae[1] is a subfamily of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The subfamily, comprising about 20 genera, contains half the genera in Corydiidae.[2][3] One prominent species is the desert cockroach, Arenivaga investigata.

Genera

The Cockroach Species File lists:[2]

  1. Anisogamia Saussure, 1893
  2. Arenivaga Rehn, 1903
  3. Austropolyphaga Mackerras, 1968
  4. Eremoblatta Rehn, 1903
  5. Ergaula Walker, 1868
  6. Eucorydia Hebard, 1929
  7. Eupolyphaga Chopard, 1929
  8. Hemelytroblatta Chopard, 1929
  9. Heterogamisca Bey-Bienko, 1950
  10. Heterogamodes Chopard, 1929
  11. Homoeogamia Burmeister, 1838
  12. Hypercompsa Saussure, 1864
  13. Leiopteroblatta Chopard, 1969
  14. Mononychoblatta Chopard, 1929
  15. Nymphrytria Shelford, 1911
  16. Polyphaga Brullé, 1835
  17. Polyphagina Chopard, 1929
  18. Polyphagoides Mackerras, 1968
  19. Therea Billberg, 1820

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G. W. & Eggleton, P. (2011). "Order Blattodea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882". Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa. ' (3148): 199–200.
  2. ^ "synonym Polyphagidae Saussure, 1864: Cockroach Species File"
  3. ^ "zh:蟑螂圖鑑" (in Chinese). 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2014-10-13.