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Polyphagidae
Description | Corydiidae, previously known as Polyphagidae, is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The family is divided into five subfamilies, comprising some 40 genera. One prominent species is the desert cockroach, Arenivaga investigata. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphagidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Polyphagidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Polyphagidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Sand Cockroaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphagidae |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cretaholocompsa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Dromocites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraeuthyrrhapha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Proholocompsa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Testudiblatta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Vitisma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Euthyrrhapa tenella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Heterogamidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Heterogamidae |
References
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 |
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Walker, F. 1868. Catalogue of the Specimens of Blattariae in the Collection of the British Museum, British Museum (Natural History), London 13 - via Cockroach Species File |
Roth, Louis M., 2003: Systematics and phylogeny of cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattaria). Oriental Insects, vol. 37. 1-186. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!