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]

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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References edit

  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.