black cockroach

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The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroach (as their bodies are mostly dark), is a large species of cockroach, adult males being 18–29 mm (23⁄32–1+5⁄32 in) and adult females being 20–27 mm (25⁄32–1+1⁄16 in). It is dark brown or black in color and has a glossy body. The female has a somewhat different appearance from the male, appearing to be wingless at a casual glance, but is brachypterous, having non-functional wings just below her head.

Melanozosteria nitida es una especie de cucaracha terrestre del género Melanozosteria, tribu Polyzosteriini, subfamilia Polyzosteriinae. ​ Fue descrita científicamente por Brunner von Wattenwyl en 1865. ​​ Distribución Se distribuye por Filipinas, Malasia, Indonesia, Fiyi, Nueva Guinea, Samoa, Nueva Caledonia, Islas Salomón y Polinesia Francesa.