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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Blattidae » Blattinae » Shelfordella » Turkestan Cockroach (Shelfordella lateralis)
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Cockroach with Corn Chip - Shelfordella lateralis - female
Copyright © 2005 Janine White

Cockroach with Corn Chip - Shelfordella lateralis - Female
Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
July 19, 2005
Size: 2 inches
This was taken at about 11:30 PM at night with flash.
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Contributed by Janine White on 21 July, 2005 - 4:47pm
Last updated 15 November, 2007 - 10:44pm

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… Janine White, 15 November, 2007 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

Blatta lateralis
This is an adult female of Blatta lateralis, the Turkistan Roach, in the family Blattidae. It was introduced by the military from the Middle East and Asia to Southern California and has spread east at least as far as Texas. They aren't that well known in the states but they seem to be a pretty common pest in the Southwest. In El Paso, I see them more often than American or German cockroaches. The males look like a smaller adult Periplaneta that is orange/brown all over. The female looks like an Orietal roach with small wing buds that have a white line on the outer edge.
… Paul Lenhart, 11 June, 2006 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Note that there's a page for these now:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/146445/bgimage
… Ron Hemberger, 15 November, 2007 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

Ye Gads!
Ye gads! They like the same things I do!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 21 July, 2005 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

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