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Issue: Vol. 5661 No. 4: 17 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.4.3
Page range: 521-537
Abstract views: 111
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From Serendipity to Systematics: Tracing the Trails of Cockroach Research in India

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI); Western Regional Centre (WRC); Pune—411044; India; Dept. of Zoology; Professor Ramkrishna More Arts; Commerce and Science College; Pune-411035
Dept. of Zoology; Professor Ramkrishna More Arts; Commerce and Science College; Pune-411035
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI); Western Regional Centre (WRC); Pune—411044; India
Blattodea Endemicity Traceability Western Ghats

Abstract

Globally, the cockroach diversity comprises approximately 4641 nominative species, 188 of which are reported in India classified under 73 genera. However, it remains a poorly studied and overlooked groups in terms of species documentation, taxonomy and systematics since the inception of cockroach taxonomy in India. This study synthesizes the research trends on Indian cockroaches over a span of two and half centuries (266 years), beginning with the first recorded species in India. A maiden attempt has made here to provide an additional ‘type locality’ data for Indian cockroaches, while also discussing historical taxonomic conflicts and exploring prospects of cockroach documentation and systematics in India.

 

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How to Cite

Shabnam, A., Morey, R. & Dinesh, K. (2025) From Serendipity to Systematics: Tracing the Trails of Cockroach Research in India. Zootaxa, 5661 (4), 521–537. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.4.3