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Definition of Genus Blatta
1. Noun. Type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Blattidae, Family Blattidae
Member holonyms: Asiatic Cockroach, Blackbeetle, Blatta Orientalis, Oriental Cockroach, Oriental Roach
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Blatta
Literary usage of Genus Blatta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1905)
"1822, also described in the genus Blatta. Appended I give a list of genera and
species of Blattidae apparently not entered in the catalogue. ..."
2. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society by American Entomological Society (1916)
"... and select as type of that genus, Blatta surinamensis Linnaeus. This action
was due to the fact that he objected to genera and species based upon ..."
3. The Entomologist's Useful Compendium: Or, An Introduction to the Knowledge by George Samouelle (1819)
"The genus Blatta may be defined (as it now stands), to be a general reservoir
for all insects agreeing with the character of the Order. ..."
4. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special by James Dwight Dana (1866)
"The specimen is one of the wings; and it very closely resembles the corresponding
wing of a modern Cockroach (genus Blatta). ..."
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