Latiblattella

Hebard, 1917

Species Guides

Latiblattella lucifrons(Pale headed cockroach)
Latiblattella rehni(Rehn's cockroach)

Latiblattella is a of in the Ectobiidae, established by Hebard in 1917. The genus contains approximately 18 described distributed across the Americas. Species in this genus have been subjects of behavioral studies, particularly regarding mating .

Latiblattella rehni by (c) jimeckert49, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.

Latiblattella lucifrons by Ken-ichi Ueda. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Latiblattella rehni by Arturo Santos. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Latiblattella: /ˌlætɪblæˈtɛlə/

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Distribution

Mexico; Arizona (USA); Bahamas; Rica; Cuba; Honduras

Behavior

Mating has been studied in at least three from Honduras.

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Taxonomic Note

placement varies between sources: Ectobiidae (Wikipedia, GBIF) versus Pseudophyllodromiidae (NCBI, iNaturalist). The Catalogue of Life places it in Pseudophyllodromiinae within Ectobiidae.

Research Note

A 1979 study in Biotropica documented mating for three Latiblattella from Honduras, but full details are unavailable from the abstract alone.