Panesthiinae

Panesthiinae is a subfamily of giant cockroaches (Blaberidae) mostly found in Indo-Malaysia and Australia.^[1][2][3]

Panesthiinae
A species of Panesthia cockroach
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Blaberidae
Subfamily:	Panesthiinae

Many species within this subfamily of cockroaches feed on wood, the best-studied being Panesthia angustipennis. Until recently it was believed that Panesthia and other members of Panesthiinae do not rely on the hindgut for wood digestion,^[4] but it is now believed that a "fiber-associated microbiome" might be contributing to up to 1/5th of the total xylanase and cellulase activities in the gut of P. angustipennis and the more social Salganea taiwanensis.^[5]

Genera

The Cockroach species file and BioLib^[3] list:

1. Ancaudellia Shaw, 1925
2. Annamoblatta Sergeev, 1984
3. Caeparia Stål, 1877
4. Microdina Kirby, 1903
5. Miopanesthia Saussure, 1895
6. Panesthia Serville, 1831
7. Salganea Stål, 1877