Hisserdude Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Here are my mysterious Parcoblatta unknown fulvescens like caudelli. Who knows which of the two they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscusmile Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I miss my roaches.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 I miss my roaches.... Yeah, they are pretty great. You should get back in the hobby, there are a LOT of new species! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Neither a P. fulvescens or P. caudelli I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Neither a P. fulvescens or P. caudelli I think... Wait, what? Elaborate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Wait, what? Elaborate. That's just the name I or Alan (User: Cariblatta) gave it. Alan thinks it is not a P. fulvescens (me too) and they are definitely not true P. caudelli. Alan pointed out that this was an interesting roach. At first he thought that they might be P. caudelli from the median segment and first abdominal segment modified structures (two pairs of dots on those two segments), but then he found some true P. caudelli, and a friend of his caught a mated adult female true P. caudelli form Torreya, FL, so now he has those breeding, too. These "possible caudelli" have been misidentified as P. fulvescens (adult females) and P. caudelli (adult males) here in NC and other areas in the US in the past I think. P. fulvescens from my area tend to be larger as adult females (just two or three adult females I have seen, while seeing plenty of adult females of possible caudelli), and supranal plate for adult females of P. fulvescens is longer I think, (I looked at an adult female, and Alan looked at his, not sure how many). Their cerci might be different colour usually (not sure if this would be a reliable way to tell them apart), P. fulvescens adult females having black cerci while all the "possible caudelli" adult females I remember seeing from my area had a lighter, brownish cerci. There might be exceptions though... Alan Jeon probably already knows how to distinguish them, he might write some distinguishing features between those two roaches here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I miss my roaches.... Me too. I'm gonna die!!!! [crying] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 That's just the name I or Alan (User: Cariblatta) gave it. Alan thinks it is not a P. fulvescens (me too) and they are definitely not true P. caudelli. Alan pointed out that this was an interesting roach. At first he thought that they might be P. caudelli from the median segment and first abdominal segment modified structures (two pairs of dots on those two segments), but then he found some true P. caudelli, and a friend of his caught a mated adult female true P. caudelli form Torreya, FL, so now he has those breeding, too. These "possible caudelli" have been misidentified as P. fulvescens (adult females) and P. caudelli (adult males) here in NC and other areas in the US in the past I think. P. fulvescens from my area tend to be larger as adult females (just two or three adult females I have seen, while seeing plenty of adult females of possible caudelli), and supranal plate for adult females of P. fulvescens is longer I think, (I looked at an adult female, and Alan looked at his, not sure how many). Their cerci might be different colour usually (not sure if this would be a reliable way to tell them apart), P. fulvescens adult females having black cerci while all the "possible caudelli" adult females I remember seeing from my area had a lighter, brownish cerci. There might be exceptions though... Alan Jeon probably already knows how to distinguish them, he might write some distinguishing features between those two roaches here. Wow, very interesting, thank you for explaining! So these are probably a new species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Wow, very interesting, thank you for explaining! So these are probably a new species? You're welcome. Yes, probably new species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 For now they are Parcoblatta "gooey butt". That pic for sure demonstrates the sticky substance produced from the abdomen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 You're welcome. Yes, probably new species. Cool! I hope it gets described soon! For now they are Parcoblatta "gooey butt". That pic for sure demonstrates the sticky substance produced from the abdomen. Haha, ok then, Parcoblatta "gooey butt" it is! Though to be fair, all Parcoblatta have gooey butts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Cool! I hope it gets described soon! Someone *cough cough* is working on that this semester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Someone *cough cough* is working on that this semester Awesome, can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Well, here's some pretty sucky news. One of my nymphs matured into a beautiful, seemingly healthy adult female. Today I checked on her and she was dead. All my other nymphs are males, so yeah, no babies are coming from these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Ah that sucks, sorry man. Good luck describing the sp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach collector Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 That's terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Thanks guys, I think this is the first species I have failed at successfully breeding. Oh well, hopefully I can get more this summer. I do hope these get described this year, would be cool to have a new Parcoblatta species! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Well, even though I can't breed this species, I have still enjoyed having them, if only because the male that just matured is beautiful! He has such lovely cream coloured borders on his pronotum and elytra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Sorry to hear that you weren't able to breed this species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Sorry to hear that you weren't able to breed this species Thanks, hopefully I'll be able to obtain some more individuals one day. All my other Parcoblatta are doing swell though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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