Compsodes

Compsodes is a genus of hooded cockroaches in the family Corydiidae. There are at least four described species in Compsodes.[1][2]

Compsodes
Compsodes schwarzi, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Corydiidae
Subfamily: Latindiinae
Genus: Compsodes
Hebard, 1917

Species

These four species belong to the genus Compsodes:

  • Compsodes cucullatus (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894) - hooded cockroach (Central and North America)
  • Compsodes delicatulus (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894) (Guatemala)
  • Compsodes perezgelaberti Gutiérrez, 2012 (Dominican Republic)
  • Compsodes schwarzi (Caudell, 1903) - Schwarz's hooded cockroach (Central and North America)

Research published in 2022 has placed the species Latindia mexicanus in Compsodes, although this is not yet widely accepted.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.W. (2020). "Cockroach species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  2. "Compsodes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  3. Estrada-Álvarez, Julio C.; de Luna, Manuel; García-Barrios, Roberto; Sormani-Hernández, Carlo Gilbert (2022). "Synopsis of the cockroach family Corydiidae (Blattodea: Corydioidea) in North America, with an identification key to subfamilies and genera, and taxonomic changes". Acta Zoológica Mexicana (38). doi:10.21829/azm.2022.3812529.
  • Media related to Compsodes at Wikimedia Commons


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