Aptera (cockroach)

{{Short description|Genus of cockroaches}}

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|image = CockroachSwartbos.jpg

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|taxon = Aptera

|authority = Saussure, 1864

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Aptera is a genus of cockroaches belonging to the subfamily Epilamprinae (family Blaberidae).{{cite web |title=Aptera Saussure, 1864 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1994732 |publisher=Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) |access-date=27 June 2021 |language=en}}

The species of this genus are found in South Africa.