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family Ectobiidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Citations:
  • Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1865. Nouveau Système des Blattaires. 51 >> Note: As Ectobidae
  • Beccaloni & Eggleton. 2011. In Zhang, Z.-Q. Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148:199   >> Note: As Ectobiidae
• Type genus:  Ectobius Stephens, 1835; priority for family-group names based on Ectobius dates from Ectobiidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865.  First use as Ectobiidae by Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865.

• subfamily Pseudophyllodromiinae? [temporary name]
• genus Lanta Hebard, 1921
• subfamily Ectobiinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
• genus Arbiblatta Chopard, 1936
• genus Capraiellus Harz, 1976
• genus Choristima Tepper, 1895
• genus Dziriblatta Chopard, 1936
• genus Ectobius Stephens, 1835
• genus Ectoneura Shelford, 1907
• genus Eutheganopteryx Shelford, 1912
• genus Luridiblatta Fernandes, 1965
• genus Phyllodromica Fieber, 1853
• genus Planuncus Bohn, 2013
• genus Pseudectoneura Princis, 1974
• genus Stenectoneura Hebard, 1943
• genus Theganopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
• subfamily †Ectooviinae Sendi, 2021
• genus †Ectoovia Sendi, 2021
• genus Africablatta Rehn, 1933
• species patricia (Gerstaecker, 1883)
• genus Akaniblatta Princis, 1969
• species alluaudi (Bolívar, 1893)
• genus Alsteinia Hanitsch, 1950
• synonym Bredonia Hanitsch, 1950
• species castanea (Hanitsch, 1950)
• species nigra Hanitsch, 1950
• species trigonalis Princis, 1965
• genus Anareolaria Shelford, 1909
• species bolivari Shelford, 1909
• genus Aneurinita Hebard, 1935
• synonym Aneurina Hebard, 1933
• species hivaoa (Hebard, 1933)
• species tahuata (Hebard, 1933)
• species viridis (Hebard, 1933)
• genus Anisopygia Saussure, 1893
• synonym Lobodromia Princis, 1965
• species annulicornis (Saussure & Zehntner, 1893)
• species chichicastenanga (Roth, 2001)
• species decora Hebard, 1926
• species fissa (Saussure & Zehntner, 1893)
• species jocosicluna Saussure, 1893
• species profundisecta Anisyutkin, 2008
• species saussurei Estrada-Álvarez, Sormani & Cano, 2020
• genus Antitheton Hebard, 1919
• species iniquiungues Hebard, 1919
• genus Aphlebiella Princis, 1965
• species madecassa (Saussure, 1869)
• genus Aruistra Princis, 1965
• species cercata (Shelford, 1911)
• genus Astyloblatta Bey-Bienko, 1954
• species minuta Bey-Bienko, 1954
• genus Atticola Bolívar, 1905
• species mortoni Bolívar, 1905
• genus Blattellina Princis, 1951
• species indica Princis, 1951
• genus Caloblatta Saussure, 1893
• species bicolor Saussure, 1893
• species brasiliensis Rocha e Silva, 1953
• species lampra Hebard, 1922
• species tricolor Saussure, 1893
• genus Celeriblattina Johns, 1966
• species major Johns, 1966
• species minor Johns, 1966
• genus Ceuthobia Hebard, 1921
• species fratercula Rehn, 1937
• species fulvella (Rehn, 1913)
• species lepta Hebard, 1921
• genus Ceuthobiella Hebard, 1921
• synonym Melestora Hebard, 1920
• species micra (Hebard, 1920)
• species minutissima (Rehn, 1918)
• genus Dictyoblattella Uvarov, 1940
• synonym Dictyoblatta Hanitsch, 1932
• species bimaculata (Hanitsch, 1932)
• genus Dipteretrum Rehn, 1922
• species basilewskyi Princis, 1965
• species bicolor (Kirby, 1900)
• species bimaculatum (Shelford, 1910)
• species brinckae Princis, 1963
• species hanstroemi Princis, 1963
• species inscriptum (Walker, 1868)
• species natalense Princis, 1963
• species perpulchrum (Shelford, 1910)
• species reductum Rehn, 1922
• species rudebeckae Princis, 1963
• species transversum Princis, 1963
• species usambarense (Shelford, 1908)
• species variabile (Shelford, 1910)
• genus Discalida Woo, Guo & Li, 1985
• species pallidimarginia Woo, Guo & Li, 1985
• genus Distichopis Bolívar, 1924
• species stylopyga Bolívar, 1924
• genus Disymploce Bey-Bienko, 1958
• species yunnanea Bey-Bienko, 1958
• genus Drabeha Gurney, 1967
• synonym Nicuesa Hebard, 1929
• species dichroa (Hebard, 1929)
• genus Duryodana Kirby, 1903
• species palpalis (Walker, 1868)
• genus Dyakina Hebard, 1929
• species antennata Princis, 1950
• species apicigera (Walker, 1868)
• genus Eldaina Estrada-Álvarez, 2022
• species group Tzilacatzini Estrada-Álvarez, 2022
• species group Yangai Estrada-Álvarez, 2022
• genus Eublattella Princis, 1950
• species latistriga (Walker, 1868)
• genus Euhebardula Princis, 1953
• species fijiana Princis, 1953
• species ignobilis (Walker, 1868)
• species stellata (Hanitsch, 1923)
• species suffusa (Walker, 1868)
• genus Eulissosoma Hebard, 1926
• species stygia Hebard, 1926
• genus Euloboptera Princis, 1955
• species kabindae Princis, 1965
• species nimbensis Princis, 1963
• species nitida (Shelford, 1910)
• species rhodesiana Princis, 1963
• species shelfordi Princis, 1955
• genus Eurylestes Hebard, 1940
• synonym Platylestes Hebard, 1919
• species colombiae (Hebard, 1919)
• genus Hanitschella Princis, 1951
• species nebulosa Princis, 1951
• genus Hanitschia Bruijning, 1947
• synonym Mopsella Hanitsch, 1936
• species toxopei (Hanitsch, 1936)
• genus Hanstroemidium Princis, 1963
• species atricollis Princis, 1963
• species castanea Princis, 1965
• genus Hemipterisca Bey-Bienko, 1950
• species lindbergi Bey-Bienko, 1963
• species submarginata (Walker, 1871)
• genus Hemipterota Saussure, 1893
• species punctipes Saussure, 1893
• genus Incoblatta Princis, 1948
• species dido (Shelford, 1909)
• genus Liosilpha Stål, 1874
• species incommoda (Kirby, 1890)
• species pumicata (Stål, 1860)
• genus Lophometopum Hebard, 1920
• species bivittatum Princis, 1951
• species leptum Hebard, 1920
• species tucurui Lopes & Oliveira, 2005
• genus Mallotoblatta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
• species brachyptera Adelung, 1903
• species kraussi Adelung, 1905
• species pilosella Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
• species pubescens Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
• genus Maretina Hebard, 1933
• species hivaoa Hebard, 1933
• species marquesana Hebard, 1935
• species uahuka Hebard, 1933
• genus Maretiola Bey-Bienko, 1968
• species nepalica Bey-Bienko, 1968
• genus Margattina Bey-Bienko, 1958
• species trispina Bey-Bienko, 1958
• genus Microblatta Hebard, 1933
• species uapou Hebard, 1933
• genus Myrmeblattina Chopard, 1926
• synonym Phileciton Chopard, 1924
• synonym Philodontomacha Uvarov, 1940
• species longipes (Chopard, 1924)
• genus Namablatta Rehn, 1937
• species bitaeniata (Stål, 1858)
• species congrua (Walker, 1868)
• genus Neoleptoblatta Princis, 1963
• species bitaeniata Princis, 1963
• genus Nimbablatta Princis, 1963
• species neutra (Shelford, 1908)
• genus Nisibis Stål, 1877
• species amoena Stål, 1877
• genus Nymphodromia Rehn & Hebard, 1927
• species miranda Rehn & Hebard, 1927
• genus Onycholobus Hanitsch, 1938
• species ectobioides Chopard, 1945
• species fuscus Hanitsch, 1938
• species maculicoxis (Chopard, 1958)
• species ovatus (Shelford, 1910)
• species sjoestedti (Shelford, 1910)
• species tigrinus Hanitsch, 1938
• genus Operculea Bolívar, 1924
• species crassiceps Bolívar, 1924
• genus Paraloboptera Saussure, 1870
• synonym Hypocrita Saussure, 1868
• species unicolor (Saussure, 1868)
• genus Parascalida Hanitsch, 1936
• species fusca Hanitsch, 1936
• genus Parellipsidion Johns, 1966
• species inaculeatum Johns, 1966
• species latipenne (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)
• species pachycercum Johns, 1966
• genus Phorticolea Bolívar, 1905
• synonym Nothoblatta Bolívar, 1905
• species boliviae Caudell, 1923
• species testacea Bolívar, 1905
• genus Piroblatta Shelford, 1907
• species alluaudi Shelford, 1907
• species bicoloripes Chopard, 1952
• species bouvieri (Shelford, 1906)
• genus Rudebeckia Princis, 1963
• species natalensis Princis, 1963
• species ovambo Princis, 1963
• species zulu Princis, 1963
• genus Sciablatta Hebard, 1921
• species agrestis Rocha e Silva, 1972
• species ega Rehn, 1932
• species galibi Hebard, 1926
• species mamatoco Hebard, 1921
• species poecila Hebard, 1921
• species varicornis (Walker, 1868)
• genus Sinablatta Princis, 1950
• species brunnea Princis, 1950
• genus Sutteriana Princis, 1957
• species deplanata Princis, 1957
• genus Tairella Hebard, 1926
• species carinatifrons Hebard, 1926
• genus Xosaia Princis, 1963
• species ameliae Princis, 1963
• species nitida Princis, 1963
• species waltonae Princis, 1963

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