Alex Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Good morining everyone. After a long and exciting disscusion on FB about this blaberus I feel I should post this find on here. At first I thought this was a regular discoid roach. I caught them locally I started with 7. they have been with me for 6 years and I never thought anything of them other than that they are pretty. I decided to post some pictures of the strange colored females since I thought they were cool. well I never thought they could be a new species of roach never introduced in the US or European hobby. I am flabergasted and just so stunned. Please enjoy the pictures of the possible Blaberus anisitsi. PS. if this does not not turn out to be a cool new species then damn do I feel stupid. hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herpetologyfrk Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Wow they look like something different. I would assume you'd have to dissect and compare the genitalia. I'm not a huge fan of blaberus but I'd like to get my hands on a pair or two of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbrush Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Their pattern looks like the approach of an airport runway. A series of light stripe on each side with a big arrow pointing towards the runway. Maybe we should call it runway roach?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 You said "caught them locally"..... where are you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Good to see the roach community has now been properly informed! These do appear to be Blaberus anisitsi. The males are small and discoid-like and the females are larger with broader pronotum patterns. Although dissection and observation of stock consistency will be necessary to ensure that these are B. anisitsi, from the photos I have seen of them these definitely show a strong resemblance. Definitely an excellent find and contribution to the roach hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Here are some pictures of Blaberus anisitsi (taken from a Japanese website): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 where else could I be Matt....lovely Florida. hahaha please take care. I am not sure that is truly anistisi why I state it is possible!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfox Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 That's pretty intersting Alex, let's hope someone can give us a 100% ID and then get them into the hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gekkocorner Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Here is a comparison of the blaberus species found by Alex and Discoids from my collection. They definitely look like different species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gekkocorner Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Adult females in first picture and males below. Discoid male and female on the left side of the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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