COCKROACHES MORPHOLOGY

  1. Long filiform antennae. Prominent cerci. Non functional wings, pale narrow body. 5/8 inch body length. Two dark stripes on pronotum.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    German
  2. 5/8 inch body length. Two dark stripes on pronotum.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    German
  3. Females are wider and slightly darker than males. Males have wings extending beyond abdomen.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    German
  4. 5/8 inch adult length. Very similar appearance to German. More aerodynamic than Germans.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    Asian
  5. Two darkened stripes on pronotum are more flared. Tan center between stripes. More easily distinguished by behavior than appearance.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    Asian
  6. No stripes on pronotum. Black bell shape on pronotum. Transparent edge. 1/2 to 5/8 inch long. Horizontal stripes on wings.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    Brownbanded
  7. 1/2 to 5/8 inch long. Horizontal stripes on wings.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    Brownbanded
  8. Females have shorter wings, but larger abdomens.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    Brownbanded
  9. Light to dark brown. Lighter colored bands on forewings/pronotum. Male 1 inch length, female 3/4 inch length, most species 2/3 inch length. Males with full wings, females reduced wings.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    Woods
  10. Male 1 inch length, female 3/4 inch length, most species 2/3 inch length. Males with full wings, females reduced wings.

    German, Asian, Brownbanded, Woods,
    Woods
  11. Uniformly reddish brown wings (full length). Brown pattern in middle, light margins on pronotum. Less than 2 1/8 inch long. Females with broader abdomen. Stout spines on legs. Long thin cerci.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    American
  12. Less than 2 1/8 inch long. Females with broader abdomen. Stout spines on legs. Long thin cerci.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    American
  13. Females with broader abdomen. Stout spines on legs. Long thin cerci.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    American
  14. Brown Batman logo on pronotum. Fully winged. Stout cerci. Reddish brown lighter margins. 1 1/14 inch long.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Australian
  15. 1 1/14 inch long.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Australian
  16. Fully winged. Dark brown to black body. 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inch long. Uniformly dark pronotum. Stout spines. Stout straight cerci.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Smokybrown
  17. 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inch long. Uniformly dark pronotum. Stout spines. Stout straight cerci.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Smokybrown
  18. Reddish brown to black ootheca, 3/8 inch long. 14-16 eggs per ootheca. Dropped or glued in protected debris. 8 ootheca per lifetime. Egg to adult in 1-2 years. Adults live less than 6 months.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Oriental
  19. Females broader/bulkier.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Oriental
  20. 1 1/4 inch long

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Oriental
  21. Males = 3/4 inch wings. Females = wing pads

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Oriental
  22. Greasy appearance

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Oriental
  23. Uniform shiny color, dark red/brown/black

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Oriental
  24. Pronotum and body same color.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Oriental
  25. Tan stripe toward front edge of pronotum.

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Surinam
  26. Shiny black pronotum

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Surinam
  27. 3/4 inch to 1 inch long

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Surinam
  28. Wings do not cover abdomen

    American, Australian, Smokybrown, Oriental, Surinam
    Surinam
  29. test
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COCKROACHES MORPHOLOGY
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COCKROACHES MORPHOLOGY
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