Polyphagidae
| Sand cockroaches | |
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| Polyphaga pellucida in the Saint Petersburg Zoological Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Corydiidae |
| Subfamilies | |
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Euthyrrhaphinae |
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| Synonyms | |
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Polyphagidae |
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Euthyrrhaphinae
Holocompsinae
Latindiinae
Polyphaginae
Tiviinae
Polyphagidae
Corydiidae, previously known as Polyphagidae, is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). Many are known as sand cockroaches. The family is divided into five subfamilies, comprising some 40 genera. One prominent species is the desert cockroach, Arenivaga investigata.
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