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Blatta is a genus of cockroaches. The name Blatta represents a specialised use of Latin blatta, meaning a light-shunning insect.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blatta, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1724570	https://www.gbif.org/species/1724570
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	200713	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=200713

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattidae : Blatta

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
superorder	Dictyoptera	Latreille 1829
order	Blattodea	(Latreille 1810)
-	Solumblattodea	Evangelista and Wipfler 2019
superfamily	Blattoidea	Latreille 1810
-	Blattoidae	Latreille 1810
family	Blattidae	Latreille 1810
genus	Blatta	Linnæus 1758

Scientific Name

Blatta Linnaeus, 1758

Name Published In

Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Blatta	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta	genus	belongs to Gymnoptera	stated with evidence	Schaeffer, 1766
Blatta	genus	belongs to Hemiptera	stated with evidence	Linnaeus, 1767
Blatta	genus	belongs to Ulonata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1775
Blatta	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Müller, 1776
Blatta	genus	belongs to Orthoptera	stated with evidence	Latreille, 1796
Blatta	genus	belongs to Ulonata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1798
Blatta	genus	belongs to Orthoptera	stated with evidence	Latreille, 1802
Blatta	genus	belongs to Blattidae	stated with evidence	Förster, 1891

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (11%)

First Recorded Appearance

38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Type Specimen

Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758

Designated By

Linnaeus. 1758. Systema naturae 1, ed. 10, Holmiae 424

Type Information Source

Cockroach Species File

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blatta

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Blatta atra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blatta berendti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Blatta colorata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	12.7 Ma Miocene	12.7 Ma Miocene
Blatta concolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blatta ericetorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blatta furcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blatta gedanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Blatta kollari species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blatta orientalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blatta pauperata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Blatta persipicillata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0.01 Ma Pleistocene
Blatta perspicilaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blatta stricklandi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blatta succinea ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Blatta sundgaviensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Blatta tincochaca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blattidium coloratum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Blattina succinea ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Kakkerlac Scudder, 1901	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattidae : *Kakkerlac*
Stylopyga Fischer, 1846	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattidae : *Stylopyga*
Blacta Costa, 1839	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattidae : *Blacta*
Steleopyga Fischer, 1833	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattidae : *Steleopyga*
Kakerlac Latreille, 1825	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattidae : *Kakerlac*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Blatta Linnaeus p. 424
1761	Blatta Linnaeus p. 234
1762	Blatta Geoffroy p. 379
1763	Blatta Scopoli p. 103
1764	Blatta Müller p. 24
1766	Blatta Schaeffer
1767	Blatta Linnaeus p. 687

Year	Name and Author
1775	Blatta Fabricius p. 271
1776	Blatta Müller p. 99
1796	Blatta Latreille p. 79
1798	Blatta Fabricius p. 185
1802	Blatta Latreille p. 269
1813	Blattina Germar p. 16
1891	Blatta Förster p. 559

References

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1, 1-824 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542

Linnaeus C. , Fauna Svecica: Sistens Animalia Sveciae Regni: Mammalia, Aves, Amphibia, Pisces, Insecta, Vermes, Distributa per Classes & Ordines, Genera & Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus Insectorum, 1-578

Geoffroy E. L. , Histoire Abregée des Insectes qui se Trouvent aux Environs de Paris, Tome Premier, 1-523

Scopoli G. A. , Entomologica Carniolica Exhibens Insecta Carnioliae Indigena et Distributa in Ordines, Genera, Species, Varietates Methodo Linnaeana, 1-421

Müller O. F. , Fauna Insectorum Fridrichsdalina, Sive Methodica Descriptio Insectorum Agri Fridrichsdalensis, cum Characteribus Genericis et Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Locis Natalibus, Iconibus Allegatis, Novisque Pluribus Speciebus Additis, 1-96

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Duodecima 1 2, 533-1327

Fabricius J. C. , Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus, 1-832

Müller O. F. , Zoologicae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum. Characteres, Nomina et Synonyma Imprimis Popularium, 1-281

Latreille P. A. , Précis des Caractères Génériques des Insectes Disposés dans un Ordre Naturel, 1-201

Fabricius J. C. , Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae, 1-572

Latreille P. A. , Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467

Germar E. F. Insecten in Bernstein eingeschlossen, beschrieben aus dem academischen Mineralien-Cabinet zu Halle, Magazin der Entomologie 1, 11-18

Förster B. Die Insekten der "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt, Abhandlungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen, Band 3 1, 335-593

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

blattodea.speciesfile.org/ (Oct 2010) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 104 57 generic names placed in the Official List.Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(5), 25-28 (1928) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Smithers, 1998 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Fauna Europaea (2007) Nätversion. http://www.faunaeur.org - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds., 1997: Blattodea. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America: vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders. 31-39. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Gutiérrez, Esteban, 1995: Annotated checklist of Cuban cockroaches. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, vol. 121. 65-84. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Linnaeus. 1758. Systema naturae 1, ed. 10, Holmiae 424 - via Cockroach Species File

Princis. 1966. In Beier [Ed.]. Blattariae: Suborbo [sic] Blattoidea. Fam.: Blattidae, Nocticolidae. Orthopterorum Catalogus, W. Junk, s'Gravenhage(8):474, 475 - via Cockroach Species File

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