| Aptera | |
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| CockroachSwartbos. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Subfamily: | Epilamprinae |
| Genus: | Aptera Saussure, 1864 |
Aptera is a genus of cockroaches belonging to the subfamily Epilamprinae (family Blaberidae).
The species of this genus are found in South Africa.