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Oxyhaloinae
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Oxyhaloinae

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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7 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Gromphadorhini

tribeGromphadorhini

Nauphoetini

tribeNauphoetini

Oxyhaloini

tribeOxyhaloini

Brachynauphoeta

genusBrachynauphoeta

Pronauphoeta

genusPronauphoeta

Coleoblatta

genusColeoblatta

Heminauphoeta

genusHeminauphoeta

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