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Eurycotis Stål, 1874
Taxonomic Serial No.: 102407

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2025

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Arthropoda – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods
	Subphylum	Hexapoda – hexapods
	Class	Insecta – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes
	Subclass	Pterygota – insects ailés, winged insects
	Infraclass	Neoptera – modern, wing-folding insects
	Superorder	Polyneoptera
	Order	Blattodea Latreille, 1810 – cockroaches, termites
	Superfamily	Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
	Family	Blattidae Latreille, 1810 – American cockroaches, oriental cockroaches
	Subfamily	Eurycotiinae McKittrick, 1964
	Genus	Eurycotis Stål, 1874
		Direct Children:
	Species	Eurycotis abdominalis Hebard, 1916
	Species	Eurycotis adamesi Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis alfaroi Gutiérrez, 1999
	Species	Eurycotis armasi Gutiérrez, 2025
	Species	Eurycotis australis (Burmeister, 1838)
	Species	Eurycotis bahamensis Rehn, 1906
	Species	Eurycotis balteata Cabrera, 1922
	Species	Eurycotis bananae Bey-Bienko, 1947
	Species	Eurycotis barahonensis Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis biolleyi Rehn, 1918
	Species	Eurycotis blattoides Hebard, 1926
	Species	Eurycotis brevipes (Philippi, 1863)
	Species	Eurycotis caraibea (Bolívar, 1888)
	Species	Eurycotis caudelliana Gurney, 1942
	Species	Eurycotis cribrosa Rehn and Hebard, 1927
	Species	Eurycotis decipiens (Kirby, 1903)
	Species	Eurycotis dimidiata (Bolívar, 1888)
	Species	Eurycotis famelica Gurney, 1942
	Species	Eurycotis ferrumequinum Rehn and Hebard, 1927
	Species	Eurycotis flavipennis Saussure and Zehntner, 1893
	Species	Eurycotis floridana (Walker, 1868)
	Species	Eurycotis fugacis Gurney, 1942
	Species	Eurycotis galeoides Rehn and Hebard, 1927
	Species	Eurycotis gurneyi Gutiérrez, 1999
	Species	Eurycotis guttata (Thunberg, 1810)
	Species	Eurycotis hebardi Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis hierroi Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis histrio Rehn, 1937
	Species	Eurycotis improcera Rehn, 1930
	Species	Eurycotis isabeltorres Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis jaragua Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis kevani Princis, 1955
	Species	Eurycotis lacernata Cabrera, 1922
	Species	Eurycotis lixa Rehn, 1930 – hustler cockroach
	Species	Eurycotis manni Rehn, 1916
	Species	Eurycotis mercedes Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis mexicana (Saussure, 1862)
	Species	Eurycotis milerai Gutiérrez, 2001
	Species	Eurycotis mysteca (Saussure, 1862)
	Species	Eurycotis neiba Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis nigra Princis, 1952
	Species	Eurycotis occidentalis (Burmeister, 1838)
	Species	Eurycotis opaca (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)
	Species	Eurycotis perezassoi Gutiérrez, 1996
	Species	Eurycotis pluto Hebard, 1920
	Species	Eurycotis quadrisquamata Saussure and Zehntner, 1893
	Species	Eurycotis quitaespuela Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis rehni Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis rhodae Gurney, 1942
	Species	Eurycotis riveti Shelford, 1913
	Species	Eurycotis rothi Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis ruthae Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis samana Gutiérrez, 2014
	Species	Eurycotis scalaris Rehn and Hebard, 1927
	Species	Eurycotis similis Caudell, 1922
	Species	Eurycotis taurus Rehn and Hebard, 1927
	Species	Eurycotis tibialis Hebard, 1916
	Species	Eurycotis torquinensis Rehn and Hebard, 1927
	Species	Eurycotis victori Gutiérrez, 2004
	Species	Eurycotis vittifrons Saussure and Zehntner, 1893

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Cockroach Species File, Database (version Undefined)
	Acquired:	2024
	Notes:	https://cockroach.speciesfile.org
	Reference for:	Eurycotis

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Eurycotis

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Gutiérrez, Esteban
	Publication Date:	1995
	Article/Chapter Title:	Annotated checklist of Cuban cockroaches
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Transactions of the American Entomological Society, vol. 121, no. 1/2
	Page(s):	65-84
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	ISBN/ISSN:	0002-8320
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	Reference for:	Eurycotis

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds.
	Publication Date:	1997
	Article/Chapter Title:	Blattodea
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America: vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders
	Page(s):	31-39
	Publisher:	Entomological Information Services
	Publication Place:	Rockville, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-889002-04-6
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	Reference for:	Eurycotis

Geographic Information


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