Corydioidea Explained
Corydioidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Blattodea containing the cockroaches and termites. It contains two extant families, Corydiidae and Nocticolidae, comprising about fifty genera and two hundred and fifty species, along with the extinct family Liberiblattinidae.[1] [2] Members of this superfamily are found worldwide, mostly in hot, arid habitats.[3]
Notes and References
- Book: Beccaloni . G. W. . Eggleton . P. . 2011 . Order Blattodea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 . Zhang . Z.-Q. . Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness . . 3148 . 199–200 .
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=914242 Integrated Taxonomic Information System entry
- Web site: Superfamily Corydioidea . BugGuide . 2015-08-27.