Huntsman Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 These lads were found in the NW part of South Africa. Can anyone assist with an ID, please? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenKrieger Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 looks like N. Rhombifolia (Harlequin roach). Pattern looks right to me, but the black is a little more pronounced than the colony I used to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Are you sure those are adults? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hi Orin - No idea. This question was posed on a local site, but no-one could answer it, and I thought I'd try to help... I thought they looked like N. rhombifolia too, but they were found wild and I don't believe we have that species here, but...who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenKrieger Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 They are in some parts of the US. Where did you find them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 They are in some parts of the US. Where did you find them? These lads were found in the NW part of South Africa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 That species is cicumtropical and that coloration looks like some I've seen. They appear to be older nymphs so it's hard to say. It's certainly a way better guess than the bugguide people telling one of our members his Parcoblatta is B. orientalis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 If I had to take a stab at it I'd say they're either N. rhombifolia or some Periplaneta or related genera nymphs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntsman Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks, chaps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenKrieger Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 If I had to take a stab at it I'd say they're either N. rhombifolia or some Periplaneta or related genera nymphs. Kyle, compare the pattern on the pronotum and also, you can compare the 4 dots on the plates over the thorax. That's what makes me think its a Harlequin. That picture I posted is one I took of my harlequins when I still had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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