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Blattulidae

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Blattulidae
Temporal range: Ladinian–Campanian
Indeterminate blattulid nymph
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattulidae
Vishnyakova 1982
Genera

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Blattulidae is an extinct family of cockroaches known from the Triassic to the Late Cretaceous. Their distinguishing characteristics include "forewing has long Sc, regular venation with distinct intercalaries and hindwing has simple CuP, branched A1."[1] Due to the poor ability of forewing venation to correctly classify modern cockroaches to extensive homoplasy, the value of this family as a taxonomic unit has been strongly questioned, with some authors considering the family a nomen dubium.[2]

Systematics

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References

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  1. ^ WANG, TIAN-TIAN; LIANG, JUN-HUI; REN, DONG (2007-04-09). "Variability of Habroblattula drepanoides gen. et. sp. nov. (Insecta: Blattaria: Blattulidae) from the Yixian Formation in Liaoning, China". Zootaxa. 1443 (1): 17–27. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1443.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. ^ Li, Xin-Ran (September 2024). "Classifying Cockroaches According to Forewings: Pitfalls and Implications for Fossil Systematics". Taxonomy. 4 (3): 618–632. doi:10.3390/taxonomy4030031. ISSN 2673-6500.