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Sand Cockroaches
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Sand Cockroaches

Corydiidae

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.

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6 branches of this family, most-observed first

Corydiinae

subfamilyCorydiinae

Euthyrrhaphinae

subfamilyEuthyrrhaphinae

Zetha

genusZetha

Anacompsa

genusAnacompsa

Pholadoblatta

genusPholadoblatta

Ipisoma

genusIpisoma

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 180744.