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Blaberidae
Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species. Notable species Notable species within this family include: * Cape mountain cockroach – ''Aptera fusca'' * Dwarf cave cockroach – ''Blaberus atropos=Blaberus fusca'' * Death's head cockroach – ''Blaberus craniifer'' * False death's head cockroach – ''Blaberus discoidalis'' * Dubia cockroach – ''Blaptica dubia'' * Green banana cockroach – ''Panchlora nivea'' * Madagascar hissing cockroach – ''Gromphadorhina portentosa'' * Speckled cockroach – ''Nauphoeta cinerea'' * Surinam cockroach – ''Pycnoscelus surinamensis'' * Giant burrowing cockroach – ''Macropanesthia rhinoceros'' Genera *Subfamily Attaphilinae **'' Attaphila'' *Subfamily Blaberinae **'' Achroblatta'' **'' Anchoblatta'' **'' Antioquita'' **'' Archimandrita'' **'' Aspiduchus'' **'' Cacoblatta'' **'' Capucinella'' **'' Cariacasia'' **'' Bionoblatta'' **'' Blaberus'' **'' Blaptic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Burrowing Cockroach
The giant burrowing cockroach (''Macropanesthia rhinoceros'') is also known as the rhinoceros cockroach, and Queensland giant cockroach. These cockroaches are native to Australia and mostly found in tropical and subtropical parts of Queensland. They are the world's heaviest species of cockroach and can weigh up to 30-35 grams and measure up to 7.5- in length. It is a member of the family Blaberidae, which contains hundreds of species. It is part of the blaberid subfamily Geoscapheinae.Hill, A. (2016). Obesity and Gastrointestinal Impaction in Giant Burrowing Cockroaches (''Macropanesthia rhinoceros''): A Potential Effect of the Thrifty Phenotype. ''Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine'', ''25''(1), 30–33. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2015.12.008 It is prominent in the wild and can also be sold and kept as a pet. Unlike some other cockroaches, the giant burrowing cockroach does not have wings and is not considered a pest. This species plays a vital part in the ecosystem by consum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaptica Dubia
''Blaptica dubia'', the Dubia roach, orange-spotted roach, Guyana spotted roach, or Argentinian wood roach, is a medium-sized species of cockroach which grows to around . Description They are sexually dimorphic; adult males have full wings covering their body, while females have only tiny wing stubs - their tegmina (forewings) being around a fourth of their body length. Adults are dark brown to black with somewhat lighter orange spot/stripe patterning sometimes visible only in bright light. Coloration differs slightly with environment and diet from one colony to another. ''Blaptica dubia'' are partially ovoviviparous, giving birth to live young after eggs hatch inside the female, and can give birth to 20 to 40 nymphs per month under favorable conditions. Distribution The Dubia cockroach is found in southern parts of South America. Documented specimens have been found in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Habitat Ideal temperature range is the higher end of a 24°C - 35°C r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaberus Craniifer
The death's head cockroach (''Blaberus craniifer'') is a species of cockroach belonging to the family Blaberidae. It is often confused with the discoid cockroach, ''Blaberus discoidalis'', due to its similar appearance. It is distinguished by jet black cloak-like marking on its wings and a skull-shaped, amber/black marking on its pronotum. The name death's head comes from the markings on the top of the pronotum: "cranii", which is Latin for "of the head", and "fer", meaning "carry" or "carrier". Due to their unique appearance and certain characteristics, they make an easy to care for pet or display insect for entomologists and hobbyists. Distribution and habitat ''B. craniifer'' is native to Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America. It has also been introduced into southern Florida in the United States. They can be found on forest floors, hiding in leaf matter and rotting wood. Diet and predators In their native habitats, ''B. craniifer'' will feed on any organic food sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death's Head Cockroach
The death's head cockroach (''Blaberus craniifer'') is a species of cockroach belonging to the family Blaberidae. It is often confused with the discoid cockroach, ''Blaberus discoidalis'', due to its similar appearance. It is distinguished by jet black cloak-like marking on its wings and a skull-shaped, amber/black marking on its pronotum. The name death's head comes from the markings on the top of the pronotum: "cranii", which is Latin for "of the head", and "fer", meaning "carry" or "carrier". Due to their unique appearance and certain characteristics, they make an easy to care for pet or display insect for entomologists and hobbyists. Distribution and habitat ''B. craniifer'' is native to Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America. It has also been introduced into southern Florida in the United States. They can be found on forest floors, hiding in leaf matter and rotting wood. Diet and predators In their native habitats, ''B. craniifer'' will feed on any organic food sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surinam Cockroach
The Surinam cockroach or greenhouse cockroach (''Pycnoscelus surinamensis'') is a species of burrowing cockroach. It is a common plant pest endemic to the Indomalayan realm that has spread to tropical and into subtropical regions around the world, and in isolated populations to temperate climates where protective habitat such as greenhouses provide shelter for individuals inadvertently shipped in the soil of plants. Its populations are almost exclusively female, and it reproduces through parthenogenesis, having evolved several clonal strains from its sexual progenitor ''P. indicus''. Description Adults are around in length, and have dark brown to black bodies with shiny paler brown wings. The front edge of the pronotum (head shield) has a pale white band. While males are rarely produced, male adults have longer wings than females, completely covering the abdomen, although both sexes are poor flyers. Nymphs are around long at birth, translucent white with orange-brown mandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speckled Cockroach
The speckled cockroach, lobster cockroach, or (small) cinereous cockroach (''Nauphoeta cinerea'') is a species of cockroach in the family Blaberidae. It is the sole species in the genus ''Nauphoeta''. Taxonomy This species was originally described by French entomologist Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1789 as ''Blatta cinerea''. In 1838 Hermann Burmeister established a new genus for this species, ''Nauphoeta'', giving it the current binomial name ''Nauphoeta cinerea''. It is the sole species in this genus. Morphology ''Nauphoeta cinerea'' is mottled brown, alate at maturity, and can reach up to 30 mm in length. Distribution The speckled cockroach is originally from north-eastern Africa, within Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, and Sudan. However, due to its association with humans, especially a tendency to stow away on ships, this species has achieved an invasive circumtropical distribution that includes parts of Madagascar, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Hawaii (Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Death's Head Cockroach
''Blaberus discoidalis'', commonly known as the discoid cockroach, tropical cockroach, West Indian leaf cockroach, false death's head cockroach, Haitian cockroach, and drummer, is a cockroach native to Central America of the “giant cockroach” family, Blaberidae. The adult is around in length, and is tan with a dark brown to black patch on its pronotum. The juvenile is brown with tan speckles, and matures to adulthood in 4–5 months. Adults have wings but are not active fliers, and they can not climb smooth vertical surfaces, simplifying their care in captivity. ''Blaberus discoidalis'' is called the false death's head cockroach because of its superficial resemblance to the death's head cockroach, ''Blaberus craniifer''. Distribution ''Blaberus discoidalis'' is found in Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (Vieques Island), Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Florida. Locomotion The movement of ''B. discoidalis'' runs relatively ineffici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eublaberus
''Eublaberus'' is a genus of cockroaches closely related to '' Blaberus''. Among the differences are proportionately somewhat shorter, stouter limbs, a broad blackish bar on the caudal margin (rear) of the pronotum The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on ea ..., and angulation on the lateral margins (sides) of the pronotum. The genus contains the following species: * '' Eublaberus argentinus'' Hebard 1921 * '' Eublaberus distanti'' (Kirby, W. F. 1903): The six spotted cockroach or Trinidad bat cave cockroach * '' Eublaberus fernandoi'' Lopes & de Oliveira 2000 * '' Eublaberus immaculus'' (Saussure & Zehntner 1894) * '' Eublaberus marajoara'' Rocha e Silva 1972 * '' Eublaberus posticus'' (Erichson, 1848): The orange-headed cockroach * '' Eublaberus sulzeri'' (Guérin-Ménevill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aptera Fusca
''Aptera fusca'', the Cape Mountain cockroach, giant cockroach or Table Mountain cockroach, is a large cockroach which is widespread on low vegetation in open areas in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape region of South Africa. Adult females can be from long. Males are slightly smaller (body length ) and have dark brown wings, which are absent in females. It is stoutly built, with a reddish head and brown to black body segments with prominent yellow margins. The femora are heavily spined, with the hind tibiae having two very broad ridges with only two rows of spurs. They are nocturnal and herbivorous. Unusually for insects, it gives birth to 18–24 live offspring and protects the young for a while after giving birth. Family groups are found in late summer and autumn: a brood of black nymphs, a wingless female and two or more males, all living in a hidden crack. When alarmed, it raises its abdomen into the air and squeaks loudly; it also releases a foul-smelling liquid from gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
