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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberoidea » Ovoviviparous Cockroaches (Blaberidae) » Pycnoscelus » Surinam Cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis)
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Unknown cockroach - Pycnoscelus surinamensis
Copyright © 2016 Chong Chin Heo

Unknown cockroach - Pycnoscelus surinamensis
College station, Brazos County, Texas, USA
February 1, 2013
Size: 2.5 cm

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Unknown cockroach - Pycnoscelus surinamensis Unknown cockroach - Pycnoscelus surinamensis
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Contributed by Chong Chin Heo on 11 July, 2016 - 1:48pm
Last updated 24 November, 2017 - 10:22pm

Moved, accidentally moved this to the genus page...
instead of the species one. Sorry about that!

Moved from Pycnoscelus.
… Hisserdude, 24 November, 2017 - 10:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Blaberidae.
… Hisserdude, 24 November, 2017 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Hisserdude, 11 July, 2016 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

Surinam cockroach
That's an immature Surinam cockroach. The adults have wings. The last few abdominal segments are "rough" looking and not as shiny as the rest. The legs are stout and adapted for digging. They are occasionally found in potted plants.
… Natasha Wright, 11 July, 2016 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you so much for the inf
Thank you so much for the info!
… Chong Chin Heo, 11 July, 2016 - 2:03pm login or register to post comments

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