Roaches from Sarawak

[melanostictus]

These photos were taken in Kubah national park, sarawak (Malaysian Borneo):

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/kubah2008/blaberidae_kubah002.jpg

The above was a large female, seen with a male during the night on a rotten tree.


http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/kubah2008/blaberidae_kubah001.jpg

The same individual as before, to show size (approx 5 cm). I have no idea of the species.



http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/kubah2008/cockroach_kubah002.jpg

This one was less than 2cm. Again, I have no idea what species this was. (Blaberidae?)



http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/kubah2008/cockroach_kubah001.jpg

At a first glance I didn't think this was a roach. It walked in a very un-roach like way. I wonder whether it was mimicing an ant or something..


More roaches to follow...

[Blattamann]

Hi,

the top two look like Morphna badia, the third is an epilamprine, the last is very exciting, its a Protagonista, I have a single immature female of this, its probably a new species, do you have the specimen?

cheers
Darren

[melanostictus]

Hi Darren, no, I dont have any of the amazing roaches I saw. They were all in protected areas, and I was just a tourist!

I saw a very similar looking individual from Bako national park, though i didnt get a decent photo from above..

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/bako2008/cockroach_bako005.jpg


There were quite a few of these, perhaps another Morphna sp?
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/bako2008/cockroach_bako003.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/bako2008/cockroach_bako004.jpg

Their nymphs were semi aquatic, seen moving around in and under the water in puddles on the forest floor... useful as it is very wet there!
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/bako2008/cockroach_bako001.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/AJfr0ggy/bako2008/cockroach_bako002.jpg

[charles123]

interesting post.The photos were taken in Kubah national park,are so interesting.its so much interesting and amazing.

[BoogleBug]

Those are all new to me! Absolutely beautiful!