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The Cockroach Species File (CSF) is an up-to-date taxonomic catalogue of the world's cockroaches, excluding fossil species. Cockroaches belong to the order Blattodea (sometimes known as Blattaria) as too do the termites. In the past termites were thought to be a separate order, Isoptera, but recent work confirms that they are in fact blattodeans.The CSF includes c. 6,700 scientific names (all ranks, valid and not valid) and c. 4,600 valid species are recognised. Images of museum specimens (especially types), plus pictures of living cockroaches are slowly being added.
To see information contained in the database, use the links across the top of the
page. Click on
Search to find a specific taxon or other kinds of information. Clicking
on Taxa will make superorder
group Polyneoptera your current taxon unless you have previously moved to a different
taxon in this session.
This website and database use Species File Software. Information about the
design and use of SFS may be found on a separate
website.
Other Places to Start
Please send comments and questions about the database and its development to David
Eades
(send mail). When referencing this website, please use the following
format: David Eades. Polyneoptera Species File
Online. Version
5.0/5.0. [retrieval date]. <http://Polyneoptera.SpeciesFile.org>.
Use http://Polyneoptera.SpeciesFile.org
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