Blattoidea
Blattoidea is a superfamily of cockroaches and termites in the order Blattodea. There are about 17 families and more than 4,100 described species in Blattoidea.
The 12 families of termites are sometimes considered members of the suborder Isoptera, but recent phylogenetic analysis places them within the cockroach superfamily Blattoidea. Within Blattoidea, the termites are grouped under the epifamily Termitoidae.Families
These 17 families belong to the superfamily Blattoidea:Cockroaches
- Anaplectidae Walker, 1868
- Blattidae Latreille, 1810
- Cryptocercidae Brues & Melander, 1932
- Lamproblattidae McKittrick, 1964
- Tryonicidae McKittrick & Mackerras, 1965
- Archotermopsidae Engel et al., 2009
- Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904
- Kalotermitidae Froggart, 1897
- Mastotermitidae Desneux 1904
- Rhinotermitidae Froggart, 1897
- Serritermitidae Holmgren, 1910
- Stolotermitidae Holmgren, 1910
- Stylotermitidae Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917
- Termitidae Latreille, 1802
- † Archeorhinotermitidae Krishna, 2003
- † Cratomastotermitidae Engel et al., 2009
- † Termopsidae Holmgren, 1911
