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 Subfamilies and selected Genera 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: Blattellinae 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 Ectobiinae § 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 Nyctiborinae § – 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 Pseudophyllodromiinae Worldwide distribution Pseudophyllodromia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 Supella Shelford, 1911 Genera incertae sedis 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 See also American cockroach Pest control References Cockroach families