Birdman Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Could someone please help to identify these roaches? Bisexual reproduction, no egg case but live youngs. They came from Malaysia. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 You mean parthenogenic, not "Bisexual reproduction". These are common Pycnoscelus surinamensis. They are circumtropical in distribution, so are found in many countries. All too easy to care for and a pest species in some locations. !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 You mean parthenogenic, not "Bisexual reproduction". These are common Pycnoscelus surinamensis. They are circumtropical in distribution, so are found in many countries. All too easy to care for and a pest species in some locations. !!! Thank you Matt k. No, they are not parthenogenic. There are males and females involved in mating and reproduction. P surinamensis are parthenogenic and that is why I need to check if they are actually p surinamensis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 How do you know for certain there are males and females? What about Pycnoscelus femapterus? That's a bisexual stock that's relatively circumtropical. The females of that species are wingless and the males are smaller and winged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 How do you know for certain there are males and females? What about Pycnoscelus femapterus? That's a bisexual stock that's relatively circumtropical. The females of that species are wingless and the males are smaller and winged. It looks like some of the roaches in the picture are partially winged... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Thanks alot Orin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 They are cool looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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