Organisms

Cockroaches

Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.

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Abstract

Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Cockroach
  • Dictyoptera
  • Cockroache
  • Cockroachs
  • Dictyopteras
  • Blaberidae
  • Blattaria
  • Blattidae
  • Blattodea
  • Cryptocercidae
  • Polyphagidae
  • Blattarias
  • Blattodeas

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

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History Note

72; for DICTYOPTERA use ORTHOPTERA 1975-98

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Previous Indexing

  • Insects (1966-1971)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.140w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cockroaches. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003058. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003058
  2. Cockroaches. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach
  3. Cockroaches. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661828