Nocticolidae

Nocticolidae is a small family in the order Blattodea (cockroaches). It consists of only 32 known species in 9 genera. They are found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Most live in cave habitats, although a few are associated with termites. Cave adapted species are known from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber, making them the oldest extant cavernicolous organisms.^[1]

Nocticolidae Temporal range: Cenomanian–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Spelaeoblatta gestroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Superfamily:	Corydioidea
Family:	Nocticolidae

Genera

The family includes the following genera:

• Alluaudellina Chopard, 1932
• Cardacopsis Karny, 1924
• Cardacus Strand, 1928
• Metanocticola Roth, 1999
• Nocticola Bolívar, 1892
• Pholeosilpha Chopard, 1958
• Spelaeoblatta Bolívar, 1897
• Typhloblatta Chopard, 1924
• Typhloblattodes Chopard, 1946
• Crenocticola^[2] Li and Huang, 2019 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
• Mulleriblattina^[1] Sendi et al, 2020 Burmese amber, Cenomanian