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Karny, 1908. The Japanese cockroach ( Periplaneta japonica ), also known as the Yamato cockroach, [1] is a cockroach native to Japan, adapted to cooler northern climates. [2] [3] [4] It has a flexible univoltine or semivoltine (one- or two-year) lifecycle, depending on the timing of its hatching, and is unusual in being able to spend two ...
The oriental cockroach ( Blatta orientalis ), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroaches (as their bodies are mostly dark), [1] is a large species of cockroach, adult males being 18–29 mm (0.71–1.14 in) and adult females being 20–27 mm (0.79–1.06 in). [2] It is dark brown or black in color and has a ...
Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known pests. The cockroaches are an ancient group, with their ancestors, known as "roachoids", originating during the Carboniferous period, some 320 million years ago.
Immature cockroaches emerge from egg cases in 6–8 weeks and require 6–12 months to mature. After hatching, the nymphs feed and undergo a series of 13 moultings (or ecdysis). Adult cockroaches can live up to an additional year, during which females produce an average of 150 young. The American cockroach reproductive cycle can last up to 600 ...
Duméril & Bibron, 1836 [2] The common house gecko ( Hemidactylus frenatus) is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia as well as Near Oceania. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tiktiki, chipkali [3] or moon lizard . These geckos are nocturnal; hiding during the day and foraging for ...
Saussure, 1895. The giant burrowing cockroach ( Macropanesthia rhinoceros) is also known as the rhinoceros cockroach, and Queensland giant cockroach. These cockroaches are native to Australia and mostly found in tropical and subtropical parts of Queensland. They are the world's heaviest species of cockroach and can weigh up to 30-35 grams [1 ...
India’s extensive rail network, one of the largest in the world, was built more than 160 years ago under British colonial rule. Today, it runs about 11,000 trains every day over 67,000 miles of ...
Paralobotoptera sillemi Hantisch, 1935. The Turkestan cockroach, Periplaneta lateralis (also known by its synonyms Shelfordella lateralis and Blatta lateralis ), [3] also known as the rusty red cockroach, [4] red runner cockroach [5] or simply rusty red, red runner, [5] or lat, is a primarily outdoor-dwelling cockroach native to an area from ...