Checklist of cockroaches (Blattodea) of Kerala, India

Authors

  • S. Prabakaran
  • M. Senraj
  • Deepa Jaiswal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v45i4.571

Abstract

Cockroach fauna comprises of 23 valid species under 14 genera. Information on the distribution, synonymy, type locality, type depository are provided. Thirteen species of blattids are added to the fauna of Kerala based on literature survey and study of specimens available in Western Ghat Field Research Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala. There are four species endemic to Kerala.

Author Biographies

S. Prabakaran

Freshwater Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Hyderabad 500048, Telangana, India

M. Senraj

Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai 600028, Tamil Nadu, India

Deepa Jaiswal

Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai 600028, Tamil Nadu, India

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Prabakaran, S., Senraj, M., & Jaiswal, D. (2020). Checklist of cockroaches (Blattodea) of Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 45(4), 273–284. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v45i4.571

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