Corydioidea

Corydioidea

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Corydioidea: /kɔrɪdɪˈɔɪdiə/

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Images

Capucinus cucullatus by Saussure et al.. Used under a Public domain license.
Compsodes schwarzi - inat 171464938 by {{{name}}}. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Compsodes schwarzi by Francisco Farriols Sarabia. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Eremoblatta subdiaphana by William Terry Hunefeld. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Arenivaga apacha by Morgan Cantrell. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Arenivaga bolliana by Meghan Cassidy. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Summary

Corydioidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Blattodea, encompassing cockroaches and termites. It includes two extant families, Corydiidae and Nocticolidae, with around fifty genera and two hundred and fifty species. The superfamily also historically includes one extinct family, Liberiblattinidae.

Habitat

mostly hot, arid regions

Distribution

worldwide

Similar Taxa

  • Polyphagoidea

Tags

  • Corydioidea
  • Blattodea
  • cockroaches
  • termites