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Blatta

Blatta
Cockroach May 2007-1.jpg
Blatta orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Subfamily: Blattinae
Genus: Blatta
Linnaeus, 1758

Blatta is a genus of cockroaches.

Species include:

The name blatta represents a specialised use of Latin blatta, meaning a light-shunning insect.


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