Corydioidea | |
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Polyphaga pellucida in the Saint Petersburg Zoological Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Superfamily: | Corydioidea |
Corydioidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Blattodea, the cockroaches and termites. It contains two families, Corydiidae and Nocticolidae, comprising about fifty genera and two hundred and fifty species. Members of this superfamily are found worldwide, mostly in hot, arid habitats.