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Pycnoscelus surinamensis
(Linnaeus, 1758) · Surinam cockroach
Stocky, dark and glossy, with paler wings. European populations are mostly parthenogenetic females, so males are rarely seen.
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- Länge
- 18–25 mm
- Lebensraum
- glasshouses and palm houses – burrows in potting soil
Woran man sie erkennt
- Stocky, glossy, dark brown to black; tegmina paler.
- Nymphs: glossy black at the front, the abdomen matte and rough.
- Burrows in potting soil; reproduces without males (parthenogenesis).
Verbreitung
Glasshouses and palm houses, where it breeds; IOP PAN lists it as potentially invasive. Pantropical.
Wann suchen
all year in buildings and glasshouses