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[5] [6] The name "cockroach" comes from the Spanish word for cockroach, cucaracha, transformed by 1620s English folk etymology into "cock" and "roach". [7] The scientific name derives from the Latin blatta, "an insect that shuns the light", which in classical Latin was applied not only to cockroaches, but also to mantids. [8] [9]
Binomial name; Eurycotis lixa. Rehn, 1930. Eurycotis lixa, the hustler cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Blattidae.
Binomial name; Neostylopyga rhombifolia (Stoll, 1813) Neostylopyga rhombifolia, the harlequin roach, is a species of cockroach in the family Blattidae.
The Florida woods cockroach (Eurycotis floridana) is a large cockroach species which typically grows to a length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). [2] When alarmed, adults can eject an extremely foul-smelling directional spray up to one metre (3.3 ft), [3] which inspired several of its other common names: Florida skunk roach, Florida stinkroach, skunk cockroach, skunk roach, stinking cockroach ...
The gut contents of the cockroach, depending on its diet, may provide essential nutrients unavailable from a cockroach with an empty gut. [15] Vitamin and mineral content in studied cockroaches was well represented except for low calcium:phosphorus ratios typical in cockroaches, and relatively low vitamin A and E in captive cockroaches. [15]
Binomial name; Blattella biligata (Walker, 1868) Blattella biligata, also known by the common name tworidge roach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. [1]
Ectobius vittiventris, the amber wood cockroach or amber forest cockroach, is a species belonging to the order Blattodea and is a type of wood cockroach originally from southern Europe. It is completely harmless to humans and is not a storage pest , as it only feeds on decomposing plant material and perishes within a few days in human dwellings ...
Binomial name; Cariblatta minima. Hebard, 1916. Cariblatta minima, the least yellow cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae.