Insect Directory

Blattodea

Hastatus Mound Termite

Tumulitermes hastilis

3-5 mm

Blattodea

Heterotermes Subterranean Termite

Heterotermes indicola

4-6 mm

Blattodea

Hooded Cockroach

Diploptera punctata

20-25 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Horseshoe Crab Cockroach

Hemiblabera tenebricosa

40-50 mm

Blattodea

Iberian Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes grassei

4-5 mm

Blattodea

Indian Domino Cockroach

Therea regularis

25-30mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Indian Fungus-growing Termite

Odontotermes obesus

Workers 4-6 mm, soldiers 7-10 mm

Blattodea

Indian Mound Termite

Odontotermes wallonensis

4-8 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Indian Subterranean Termite

Coptotermes heimi

Workers 3-5 mm, soldiers 5-6 mm

Blattodea

Indian White Termite

Odontotermes horni

4-8 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Indo-Malaysian Drywood Termite

Cryptotermes cynocephalus

Workers 4-5 mm, soldiers 4-6 mm

Blattodea

Intermedius Schedorhinotermes

Schedorhinotermes intermedius

4-7 mm

Blattodea

Ivory Coast Fungus Termite

Macrotermes mülleri

5-13 mm

Blattodea

Ivory-headed Cockroach

Eublaberus posticus

40-50mm

Blattodea

Javanese Subterranean Termite

Schedorhinotermes javanicus

4-8 mm

Blattodea

Lacessititermes Soldier Termite

Lacessititermes laborator

4-6 mm

Blattodea

Lacteus Termite

Coptotermes lacteus

4-6 mm

Blattodea

Lamani Spiral-nest Termite

Apicotermes lamani

3-5 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Lesser Cockroach

Ectobius panzeri

6-9 mm

Blattodea

Light-colored Subterranean Termite

Heterotermes aureus

4-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Little Kenyan Cockroach

Gyna lurida

20-30 mm

Blattodea

Lobster Cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

25-30 mm

Blattodea

Long-jawed Desert Termite

Psammotermes hybostoma

5-8 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Long-jawed Soil-feeder Termite

Cubitermes ugandensis

Workers 3-5 mm, soldiers 5-7 mm

Blattodea

Long-nosed Termite

Nasutitermes longinasus

4-6 mm

Blattodea

Longipes Termite

Longipeditermes longipes

4-6 mm

Blattodea Vulnerable

Lord Howe Island Cockroach

Panesthia lata

30-40 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Lucihormetica Bioluminescent Cockroach

Lucihormetica luckae

20-25 mm

Blattodea

Macrotermes Queen

Macrotermes bellicosus

100-140 mm (queen)

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Madagascan Marble Cockroach

Nauphoeta madagascariensis

25-30 mm

Blattodea

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Gromphadorhina portentosa

50-76 mm

Blattodea

Madagascar Termite

Coptotermes truncatus

4-8 mm (workers); 5-9 mm (soldiers)

Blattodea

Madeira Cockroach

Leucophaea maderae

40-50mm

Blattodea

Magnetic Termite

Amitermes meridionalis

4-6 mm

Blattodea

Malaccensis Fungus Termite

Macrotermes malaccensis

5-14 mm

Blattodea

Malagasy Drywood Termite

Cryptotermes kirbyi

4-6 mm

Blattodea

Malagasy Mound-building Termite

Microcerotermes subtilis

3-5 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Malaysian Subterranean Termite

Coptotermes curvignathus

Workers 4-5 mm, soldiers 5-7 mm

Blattodea

Malaysian Tree Termite

Hospitalitermes hospitalis

3-5 mm

Blattodea

Microceratotermes Carton Termite

Microcerotermes crassus

3-5 mm

Blattodea

Microtermes Subterranean Termite

Microtermes obesi

2-4 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Milk Termite

Schedorhinotermes lamanianus

Workers 4-5 mm, major soldiers 7-8 mm

Blattodea

Mitchell's Diurnal Cockroach

Polyzosteria mitchelli

30-40 mm

Blattodea

Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes gilvus

5-12 mm

Blattodea

Nevada Dampwood Termite

Zootermopsis nevadensis

10-18 mm

Blattodea

Nigerian Snouted Termite

Trinervitermes oeconomus

4-5 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Orange-spotted Cockroach

Eublaberus distanti

45-55 mm

Blattodea

Oriental Cockroach

Blatta orientalis

20-27 mm

Blattodea

Orientalis Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes speratus

4-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Pacific Dampwood Kalotermitid

Neotermes connexus

Workers 6-9 mm, soldiers 8-12 mm

Blattodea

Pacific Dampwood Termite

Zootermopsis laticeps

12-18mm

Blattodea

Pale-bordered Field Cockroach

Pseudomops septentrionalis

10-15mm

Blattodea

Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach

Parcoblatta pensylvanica

15-25 mm

Blattodea

Peppered Cockroach

Archimandrita tesselata

70-100mm

Blattodea

Philippine Milk Termite

Coptotermes vastator

4-6 mm

Blattodea Data Deficient

Pill Cockroach

Perisphaerus pygmaeus

8-12 mm

Blattodea

Powder Post Termite

Cryptotermes primus

4-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Powderpost Drywood Termite

Cryptotermes domesticus

Workers 3-5 mm, soldiers 4-5 mm

Blattodea

Processional Termite

Hospitalitermes medioflavus

3-5 mm

Blattodea

Protermes Inquiline Termite

Protermes prorepens

2-4 mm

Blattodea

Queensland Cathedral Termite

Nasutitermes magnus

5-7 mm

Blattodea

Question Mark Cockroach

Therea olegrandjeani

25-30mm

Blattodea

Red Earth Termite

Odontotermes formosanus

4-8 mm

Blattodea

Rhinoceros Cockroach

Macropanesthia rothi

50-60mm

Blattodea

Saharan Harvester Termite

Anacanthotermes ochraceus

7-12 mm

Blattodea

Sand Cockroach

Arenivaga investigata

15-25 mm

Blattodea

Sankurensis Soil Termite

Cubitermes sankurensis

4-5 mm

Blattodea

Savanna Cubitermes

Cubitermes severus

4-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Small Yellow Cockroach

Cariblatta lutea

5-8 mm

Blattodea

Smokybrown Cockroach

Periplaneta fuliginosa

25-38 mm

Blattodea

Snapping Termite

Termes hospes

4-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Snouted Harvester Termite

Trinervitermes geminatus

Workers 3-4 mm, soldiers 4-5 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Soil-feeding Cubitermes Termite

Cubitermes fungifaber

Workers 3-5 mm, soldiers 5-7 mm

Blattodea

Soldier-heavy Termite

Pericapritermes nitobei

3-5 mm

Blattodea

Somali Harvester Termite

Hodotermes sjoestedti

8-12 mm

Blattodea

South American Tree Termite

Nasutitermes similis

4-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Southeastern Drywood Termite

Incisitermes snyderi

7–11 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Speckled Cockroach

Periplaneta picea

25-35 mm

Blattodea

Speculitermes Inquiline

Speculitermes cyclops

2-4 mm

Blattodea

Sphaerotermes Mushroom-comb Termite

Sphaerotermes sphaerothorax

3-5 mm

Blattodea

Spinifex Termite

Nasutitermes longipennis

Workers 4-5 mm; soldiers 5-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Striped Cockroach

Blatta lateralis

20-28 mm

Blattodea

Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes flavipes

4-8 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Surat Cockroach

Periplaneta indica

22-30 mm

Blattodea

Surinam Cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

18-25 mm

Blattodea

Tawny Cockroach

Ectobius pallidus

7-10 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Tree-Nesting Nasute Termite

Nasutitermes corniger

3-5 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Trinervitermes Nasute Termite

Trinervitermes trinervoides

3-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Tropical Rough-headed Drywood Termite

Cryptotermes dudleyi

Workers 4-5 mm, soldiers 4-5 mm

Blattodea

Tropical Rough-headed Termite

Heterotermes tenuis

4-5 mm

Blattodea

Tube-building Desert Termite

Gnathamitermes perplexus

3-5 mm

Blattodea

Tumulitermes Mound Termite

Tumulitermes pastinator

3-5 mm

Blattodea

Turkestan Cockroach

Shelfordella lateralis

20-30 mm

Blattodea

Turneri Carton Termite

Microcerotermes turneri

3-5 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Uhler's Wood Cockroach

Parcoblatta uhleriana

14-20 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Virginia Wood Cockroach

Parcoblatta virginica

12-20 mm

Blattodea

Voeltzkow's Nasute Termite

Nasutitermes voeltzkowi

4-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Wahlberg's Cockroach

Deropeltis wahlbergi

25-35 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

Walker's Nasute Termite

Nasutitermes walkeri

Workers 4-5 mm, soldiers 5-6 mm

Blattodea Not Evaluated

West African Fungus-Growing Termite

Macrotermes subhyalinus

3-18 mm