What is this? Is it a Pycnoscelus surinamensis?

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It flew to my home at night last summer. It is 2cm~3cm long. It is a kind of burrowing-roach. It ran slower than an American roach. I fed it apples and bodies of other insects.

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Pronotum shape looks different from Pycnoscelus surinamensis, and it's very dark. Where do you live?

 
You know... On closer inspection of the first photo I could be convinced it's P. surinamensis. The species has been introduced all over the world... And it does look very similar. At first I thought the pronotum was much more oval than P. surinamensis, but looking at a bigger version of the photo I can see what looks like the semitransparent front portion, as well as the angular posterior extension. If you could take pictures with better lighting, I think it would help us out a lot.

 
Ralph said:
You know... On closer inspection of the first photo I could be convinced it's P. surinamensis. The species has been introduced all over the world... And it does look very similar. At first I thought the pronotum was much more oval than P. surinamensis, but looking at a bigger version of the photo I can see what looks like the semitransparent front portion, as well as the angular posterior extension. If you could take pictures with better lighting, I think it would help us out a lot.
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Thanks. I will find another one this summer.

 
Ralph said:
You know... On closer inspection of the first photo I could be convinced it's P. surinamensis. The species has been introduced all over the world... And it does look very similar. At first I thought the pronotum was much more oval than P. surinamensis, but looking at a bigger version of the photo I can see what looks like the semitransparent front portion, as well as the angular posterior extension. If you could take pictures with better lighting, I think it would help us out a lot.
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I get some more clear pictures. Please have a look.

 
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