Loboptera is a genus of mostly Palaearctic cockroaches erected by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1865;[1] it appears to be currently placed in the subfamily Blattellinae. The recorded distribution (probably incomplete) for species includes: mainland Europe (not the British Isles or Scandinavia), North Africa, Cameroun, the Middle East through to central Asia.[2]
| Loboptera | |
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| Loboptera decipiens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Blattellinae |
| Genus: | Loboptera Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 |
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Species edit
The Cockroach Species File[2] lists:
- Loboptera alluaudi Chopard, 1936
- Loboptera anagae Martin & Oromi, 1987
- Loboptera andalusica Bohn, 1990
- Loboptera angulata Chopard, 1943
- Loboptera barbarae Bohn, 1990
- Loboptera canariensis Chopard, 1954
- Loboptera cavernicola Martin & Oromi, 1987
- Loboptera chioensis Martin & Izquierdo, 1999
- Loboptera cryptofoveata Bohn, 1991
- Loboptera cuneilobata Bohn, 1991
- Loboptera decipiens (Germar, 1817) - type species as: Blatta decipiens Germar (= L. decipiens decipiens one of 2 subspecies)
- Loboptera delafrontera Bohn, 1990
- Loboptera fortunata Krauss, 1892
- Loboptera foveolata Bohn, 1991
- Loboptera glandulifera Bohn, 1991
- Loboptera hispanica Harz, 1975
- Loboptera irregularis Chopard, 1943
- Loboptera isolata Grandcolas, 1994
- Loboptera jensi Bohn, 1990
- Loboptera juergeni Bohn, 1990
- Loboptera lagunensis Martin & Izquierdo, 1999
- Loboptera loboptera (Princis, 1962)
- Loboptera maroccana Bolívar, 1894
- Loboptera minor Bolívar, 1894
- Loboptera ombriosa Martin & Izquierdo, 1987
- Loboptera ovolobata Bohn, 1991
- Loboptera penirobusta Martin & Izquierdo, 1999
- Loboptera subterranea Martin & Oromi, 1987
- Loboptera teneguia Izquierdo & Martin, 1999
- Loboptera tenoensis Izquierdo & Martin, 1999
- Loboptera troglobia Izquierdo & Martin, 1987
- Loboptera truncata Chopard, 1936
References edit
- ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1865) Nouveau Système des Blattaires. 79.
- ^ a b Cockroach Species File: genus Loboptera Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 1 May 2023)
External links edit
Data related to Loboptera at Wikispecies
