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Blaberinae
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Blaberinae

Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae), are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species. Mostly distributed in warmer climates worldwide, this family is based on the American genus Blaberus, but much of the diversity is also found in Africa and Asia.

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5 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Blaberini

tribeBlaberini

Brachycolini

tribeBrachycolini

Monastriini

tribeMonastriini

Neorhicnoda

genusNeorhicnoda

Paradicta

genusParadicta

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