Huntsman Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Are you able to positively ID this roach? About 1cm Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 This appears to be a nymph of Supella longipalpa, the Brown Banded cockroach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 This appears to be a nymph of Supella longipalpa, the Brown Banded cockroach. Thanks Matt. They were found in one of my other colonies here in South Africa, and are extremely quick. Does this fit in with your ID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 It looks like a Supella nymph to me too but I didn't say anything because you said confirm and I don't feel confident from one young nymph photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 It looks like a Supella nymph to me too but I didn't say anything because you said confirm and I don't feel confident from one young nymph photo. I agree with Orin. This post is also on another forum where I mentioned that 'it appears to be' also, however I think in South Africa there are a few other likely possibilities that I cannot recall the names of off hand, one being a roach that looks something like Blatta orientalis but it isnt.... anyone know? So without rearing it to adulthood it is very difficult to confirm from a nymph photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 I agree with Orin. This post is also on another forum where I mentioned that 'it appears to be' also, however I think in South Africa there are a few other likely possibilities that I cannot recall the names of off hand, one being a roach that looks something like Blatta orientalis but it isnt.... anyone know? So without rearing it to adulthood it is very difficult to confirm from a nymph photo. Fair enough - thanks. Any chance they are African Bullets? I'll raise them up for a few months and post again. How could you both tell they were nymphs, BTW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Fair enough - thanks. Any chance they are African Bullets? I'll raise them up for a few months and post again. How could you both tell they were nymphs, BTW? Experience. Well, for me its from looking at all stages of developement of several dozen roach species in my room and countless descriptions in papers and text books. Its like looking at a baby elephant or horse or dog or bird and knowing its a baby. Size and proportions. Also, there are very few roaches that have nymph-like characteristics as an adult (such as under developed thorax, oversized head, and being VERY small compared to what seems like a carrot that it is standing on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 That nymph looks very unlike a bullet nymph (African bullet roaches were collected at the foot of Mt. Kilamonjaro and may or may not have an extensive range). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 @ Matt Fair 'nuff, thanks! @ Orin I was just hoping they might be bullets, as I have three adults (I think!), which I will photograph for confirmation of ID and post here. These were found in the garden of our home in Johannesburg... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Is this an African bullet roach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 No. It looks like a handsome species and appears to be a subadult nymph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Bummer. Could they be older siblings of the brown banded? Either way, they'll be adult in a few months, so I'll keep an eye on them and post adult pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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