Blatta is a genus of cockroaches. Species include: \n* B. orientalis Linnaeus, 1758: Oriental cockroach \n* B. lateralis (F. Walker, 1868): Turkestan cockroach or red runner \n* B. furcata (Karny 1908) The name blatta represents a specialised use of Latin blatta, meaning a light-shunning insect.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0