Zephyr Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I don't have any adults of this species yet, but here's a pic of the nymphs. They resemble Blaberus discoidalis nymphs but are darker. The adults are sexually dimorphic; the males have red pronotum markings while the females' are black. B. brasilianus on left, B. discoidalis on right: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Ooh, awesome! So have you seen what the adults will look like or will it be a complete surprise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Ooh, awesome! So have you seen what the adults will look like or will it be a complete surprise? The person who sent me them thought they were B. atropos; he did some genital dissections and ID'd them as B. brasilianus. Here's a pic he posted on here a while ago of the adults: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisserman Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 That's so awesome How many do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 That's so awesome How many do you have? Somewhere between 12 and 20. I can't wait to get these circulating in the hobby. I just love odd Blaberus; they're all so similar, but when you recognize the slight differences between species, you get a better appreciation for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisserman Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Somewhere between 12 and 20. I can't wait to get these circulating in the hobby. I just love odd Blaberus; they're all so similar, but when you recognize the slight differences between species, you get a better appreciation for them. Do these look more like a feeder species or something for the hobby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Do these look more like a feeder species or something for the hobby? I think if they were to become a feeder species it could cause problems... Just like with Blaberus boliviensis. When they began to be sold as feeders people slowly mixed them up with B. discoidalis, and now most B. discoidalis/boliviensis stock consists of hybrids of the two. Hopefully these guys will be valued for their individuality (particularly their sexual dimorphism) over their reproductive capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I do like the pronotum marking on the male! It must be quite the responsibility to be the main distributor of a new species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Very cool, Zephyr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God of Roaches Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Congratulations, they look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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