Polyphaga (cockroach)

For the suborder of Coleoptera (Beetles), see Polyphaga.

Polyphaga is a genus of sand cockroaches in the family Corydiidae.^[1]

Polyphaga
Polyphaga aegyptiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Corydiidae
Subfamily:	Corydiinae
Genus:	Polyphaga Brullé, 1835
Type species
Blatta aegyptiaca Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Heterogamia Burmeister, 1838

Species

The Cockroach Species File^[1] lists:

1. Polyphaga aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (as Blatta aegyptiaca L.)
2. Polyphaga indica Walker, 1868
3. Polyphaga obscura Chopard, 1929
4. Polyphaga plancyi Bolívar, 1883
5. Polyphaga saussurei (Dohrn, 1888)