Annotated Checklist of the Cockroaches of Florida (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Blattidae, Polyphagidae, Blattellidae, Blaberidae)

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Abstract
Synonymy, distribution, and ecological data are summarized for 38 species of cockroaches in 24 genera in 4 families which occur in Florida. We include information on other species known from nearby areas which may also be collected in the state. Thirteen of these species, including most of the important pests, have been introduced from Africa (7), the Neotropics (3), and Asia (3). Most exotic species appear to be dependent on human disturbance and only two, Pycnoscelis surinamensis (L.) and Periplaneta australasiae (F.), are commonly found in natural communities away from human disturbance. Blattella germanica (L.) and Supella longipalpa (F.), both introduced, are strictly domicillary. Most of the native species (15) have neotropical distributions and are not found north of Florida. Four species, Chorisoneura texensis Saussure and Zehnter, Euthlastoblatta gemma (Hebard), Eurycotis floridana (Walker), and Ischnoptera deropeltiformis (Brunner), are restricted to the southeastern U.S. and are the northernmost representatives of neotropical genera. Five species of Parcoblatta, distributed widely in the Southeast, reach their southern limits in Florida. There is one endemic species, Arenivaga floridensis Caudell, restricted to sandy areas of central Florida.