Keith Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Saw this online and its an odd looking cockroach, any idea on species? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/27240137 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Not a clue, and without a clear view of the hind legs I wouldn't even feel comfortable placing it to family (though the size suggests Ectobiidae). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blatta70 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Sorry for the late reply but I thought I should add it anyways. This is a male (Compsodes mexicanus), a primitive blattarian member of the family Corydiidae (previously Polyphagidae); subfamily Tiviinae. Related genera include Austropolyphaga from Australia and Anacompsa from Africa. These are among the few genera of modern roaches that retained the presence of a "pseudovein" that runs diagonally from the radial veins up towards the costals on both forewings. Blattopteran "roachoids" and the earliest mantids also exhibited this feature as well. Fossil evidence shows that as roaches became less flight dependent during the late Jurassic from increased scleratization of the tegmina, they began losing this characteristic. Most tiviid females are apterous. Very cool find and beautiful photos! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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