Periplaneta question

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Arachnobaron
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I just got a nice sized order of Periplaneta americana in today and I noticed a few of them are quite dark. Does anyone know a better way than color variation to tell the difference between Periplaneta americana, fuliginosa, and brunnea? It would be great if a few P. brunnea or fuliginosa snuck their way into this shipment because they are much harder to find. Any help would be appreciated but either way, yay new roaches! :)

The group:


A comparison of the two side by side, one certainly P.americana, the other...??? (sorry for this poor shot, the plastic wasn't clear)


Another shot of one of the oddballs:


Last one:
 
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