Roach ID/Confirmation?

[fantasticp]

These were given to me as Cuban burrowing roaches. I assumed B. fumigata, but they (esp. the males) seem darker than everyone else's pics that I have seen. Or maybe all the pics I've seen used too much flash? A dark phase? Or are these something else? Tell me what you think. The colors in these pics are exact. Thanks.

 

[the_frog_kid]

maybe rothi
they have that see threw part on the prontonum
i dont have rothi but my fumigata dont have that
sam way to keep them as eveything else
best results from 3 to 4 inches of peat or coco fiber at 80 to 100 f and keep hydrated and fed
roach food and/or fruit




thanx froggy

 

[KyuZo]

B. Rothi

i have to agree that they are B. Rothi. check out the link below and compare it for yourself.
http://www.minizoo.donetsk.ua/Roaches.html
and also
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=84773

good luck with them,
jason

 

[fantasticp]

http://www.minizoo.donetsk.ua/Roaches.html

The male rothi seems so much more round than mine. ??? The wings don't go past the end of its butt either and my roach's do. ??

 

[Takumaku]

Full-winged and partial-winged adult males are very common in Byrsotria. Looking at your pics (yellow tipping on the head and body), you have B. fumigatas. This link might help you: http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/Byrsotria.html

 

[fantasticp]

Full-winged and partial-winged adult males are very common in Byrsotria. Looking at your pics (yellow tipping on the head and body), you have B. fumigatas. This link might help you: http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/Byrsotria.html

Thanks. That is just the link I needed. I didn't know there could be different length wings among the same species (same sex). Mine are all the long winged type.