Chinese insect fans Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 It flew to my home at night last summer. It is 2cm~3cm long. It is a kind of burrowing-roach. It ran slower than an American roach. I fed it apples and bodies of other insects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 The picture of its front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 At last it died. I fed the body to my scorpion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Pronotum shape looks different from Pycnoscelus surinamensis, and it's very dark. Where do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I agree with Ralph. It's much more darkly colored than the average surinamensis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Pronotum shape looks different from Pycnoscelus surinamensis, and it's very dark. Where do you live? I live in Guangdong, China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 I agree with Ralph. It's much more darkly colored than the average surinamensis. Well, do you know what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 You know... On closer inspection of the first photo I could be convinced it's P. surinamensis. The species has been introduced all over the world... And it does look very similar. At first I thought the pronotum was much more oval than P. surinamensis, but looking at a bigger version of the photo I can see what looks like the semitransparent front portion, as well as the angular posterior extension. If you could take pictures with better lighting, I think it would help us out a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 You know... On closer inspection of the first photo I could be convinced it's P. surinamensis. The species has been introduced all over the world... And it does look very similar. At first I thought the pronotum was much more oval than P. surinamensis, but looking at a bigger version of the photo I can see what looks like the semitransparent front portion, as well as the angular posterior extension. If you could take pictures with better lighting, I think it would help us out a lot. Thanks. I will find another one this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Maybe this picture is more clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chinese insect fans Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 This is the most clear picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 You know... On closer inspection of the first photo I could be convinced it's P. surinamensis. The species has been introduced all over the world... And it does look very similar. At first I thought the pronotum was much more oval than P. surinamensis, but looking at a bigger version of the photo I can see what looks like the semitransparent front portion, as well as the angular posterior extension. If you could take pictures with better lighting, I think it would help us out a lot. I get some more clear pictures. Please have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 I agree with Ralph. It's much more darkly colored than the average surinamensis. I have got some more clear pictures. Could you please have a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nocticola Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The first few pics resemble Pycnoscelus nigra. the following are P. surinamnesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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