Validiblatta
| Validiblatta | |
|---|---|
| Validiblatta australasiae, the type species. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Subfamily: | Blattinae |
| Genus: | Validiblatta Luo & Wang, 2025 |
| Type species | |
| Blatta australasiae Fabricius, 1775
| |
Validiblatta is a genus of large cockroaches in the family Blattidae, established in 2025 following a major phylogenetic revision of the subfamily Blattinae. The genus comprises several synanthropic species formerly placed in the genus Periplaneta, most notably the cosmopolitan pest Validiblatta australasiae (the Australian cockroach).
Members of this genus are distributed globally due to human activity, though the member species are believed to have originated in tropical Africa.