Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species include: - Asian cockroach Blattella asahinai - German cockroach Blattella germanica - Small yellow cockroach Cariblatta lutea - Brown-banded cockroach Supella longipalpa - European native cockroaches - genera including Ectobius, Capraiellus, Phyllodromica and Planuncus - Parcoblatta spp. including the: - Fulvous wood cockroach P. fulvescens - Pennsylvania wood cockroach Parcoblatta pennsylvanica - Virginia wood cockroach Parcoblatta virginica

The Cockroach Species File includes five subfamilies. The Anaplectinae, previously placed here, have now been elevated to family level. NB: subfamilies marked § are complete list as of 2020:

Auth.: Karny, 1908 – worldwide - Attaphila Wheeler, 1900 (Neotropical) - Blattella Caudell, 1903 - Ischnoptera Burmeister, 1838 - Lobopterella Princis, 1957 - Parcoblatta Shellford, 1911 - Pseudomops Serville, 1831 - Saltoblattella Bohn, Picker, Klass & Colville, 2009 - Symploce Hebard, 1916 - Temnopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

§ Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia - Arbiblatta Chopard, 1936 - Capraiellus Harz, 1976 - Choristima Tepper, 1895 - Ectobius Stephens, 1835 - Ectoneura Shelford, 1907 - Eutheganopteryx Shelford, 1912 - Luridiblatta Fernandes, 1965 - Phyllodromica Fieber, 1853 - Planuncus Bohn, 2013 - Pseudectoneura Princis, 1974 - Stenectoneura Hebard, 1943 - Theganopteryx Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

§ – south America - Eunyctibora Shelford, 1908 - Eushelfordia Hebard, 1925 - Eushelfordiella Lopes & Oliveira, 2007 - Megaloblatta Dohrn, 1887 - Muzoa Hebard, 1921 - Nyctantonina Vélez, 2013 - Nyctibora Burmeister, 1838 - Paramuzoa Roth, 1973 - Paratropes Serville, 1838 - Pseudischnoptera Saussure, 1869

Worldwide distribution - Pseudophyllodromia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 - Supella Shelford, 1911

- Africablatta Rehn, 1933: A. patricia (Gerstaecker, 1883) - Akaniblatta Princis, 1969 - Alsteinia Hanitsch, 1950 - Anareolaria Shelford, 1909 - Aneurinita Hebard, 1935 - Anisopygia Saussure, 1893 - Antitheton Hebard, 1919 - Aphlebiella Princis, 1965 - Aruistra Princis, 1965 - Astyloblatta Bey-Bienko, 1954 - Atticola Bolívar, 1905 - Blattellina Princis, 1951 - Lanta Hebard, 1921 - many others

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