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Panchlorinae
Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae), are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species. Mostly distributed in warmer climates worldwide, this family is based on the American genus Blaberus, but much of the diversity is also found in Africa and Asia.
5 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Panchlora
genusPanchlora
Achroblatta
genusAchroblatta
Pelloblatta
genusPelloblatta
Biolleya
genusBiolleya
Anchoblatta
genusAnchoblatta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 544535.