Thread subject: Diptera.info :: wood cockroach, Ectobius sp.

Posted by Reimund Ley on 10-08-2022 13:30
#1
is it a wood cockroach or perhaps a larve of wood cockroach

may be Ectobius sp.? about 5-7mm.

found in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Radolfzell, altitude 390 m, near Bodensee, 8. 6. 2022

thanks for any idea.


greetings

Angelika/Reimund
Edited by Reimund Ley on 10-08-2022 18:43

Posted by Sundew on 10-08-2022 14:14
#2
This is an Ectobius nymph, but it's difficult to tell a species, as the nymphs are often paler than the adults. Some are shown in http://www.alt.de...tobius.htm, but I also see E. vittiventris very often in Ba-Wü (described in e.g. https://www.zobod...6-0170.pdf). So Ectobius spec.!
Regards, Sundew

Posted by Reimund Ley on 10-08-2022 18:43
#3
Hello Sundew,


thanks to you for your answer and spending time to help us.
So we call it Ectobius sp.


greetings


Angelika/Reimund