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wood roach? - Parcoblatta bolliana

wood roach? - Parcoblatta bolliana
Fort Scott, bourbon County, Kansas, USA
June 11, 2012
Not sure if this is a wood roach, american or german. Any help would be appreciated.

Moved
Moved from Cockroaches and Termites.

Two raws of bands running across the pronotum are often associated with the light colored males of this species. Interestingly, this color phase is predominant in central and western regions of the US.

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Moved from ID Request.

John Carlson, our cockroach specialist, will be more likely to find this here.

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