Cryptocercidae
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Cryptocercus wrighti
Cryptocercus wrighti is a wood-feeding cockroach species in the family Cryptocercidae, described in 1999 from specimens in North Carolina. Like other members of its genus, it exhibits subsocial behavior and inhabits decaying wood in forested environments. The species is one of several North American Cryptocercus species that share ecological and behavioral traits with the genus's type species, C. punctulatus.
Dictyoptera
Dictyoptera is a superorder of polyneopterous insects comprising two extant orders: Blattodea (cockroaches and termites) and Mantodea (mantises). These insects share a common ancestor in the Late Carboniferous, with modern forms characterized by short ovipositors and ootheca-laying reproduction. The group represents one of the most significant taxonomic reorganizations in insect systematics, with termites now recognized as eusocial cockroaches nested within Blattodea rather than a separate order.