Cockroaches that lack Blattabacterium endosymbionts: the phylogenetically divergent genus Nocticola.

Phylogenetic relationships among termites, mantids and the five traditionally recognized cockroach families have been the subject of several studies during the last half-century. One cockroach lineage that has remained notably absent from such studies is the Nocticolidae. This group of small, elusiv... View More