8/31/2023: The Grand Roach List 2023
It’s been over a year since I’ve posted a grand roach culture list, and with September right around the corner and some epic new acquisitions thanks to generous roach friends, this seemed to be an ideal time to do it. Without further ado, here it is!
X = Well-established, multiple years OR past F3
O = Establishing, F1-F3
Z = Recently acquired/restarted
Aeluropoda insignis X
Afrostylopyga sp. “Bangui” Z
Aglaopteryx gemma “Key Largo, Florida” X
Anallacta methanoides X
Ancaudellia hamifera X
Archimandrita cf. tesselata “Panama City” Z
Archimandrita tesselata X
Arenivaga apacha “Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona” X
Arenivaga bolliana “Boerne, Texas” X
Arenivaga bolliana “Del Rio, Texas” X
Arenivaga bolliana “McAllen, Texas” X
Arenivaga cf. tonkawa “University of Texas, San Angelo” X
Arenivaga floridensis “Lake Placid, Florida” O
Arenivaga floridensis “Tampa, Florida” O
Arenivaga sp. “Amado, Arizona – 1” X
Arenivaga sp. “Amado, Arizona – 2” X
Arenivaga sp. “Animas, New Mexico” X
Arenivaga sp. “Arizona” O
Arenivaga sp. “Chiricahua Desert Museum, New Mexico” X
Arenivaga sp. “Deming, New Mexico” O
Arenivaga sp. “El Prado, New Mexico” O
Arenivaga sp. “Florida Canyon, Arizona” X
Arenivaga sp. “Fort Davis, Texas” Z
Arenivaga sp. “Fort Hancock, Arizona” O
Arenivaga sp. “Las Cruces, New Mexico” O
Arenivaga sp. “Mescalero Sand Dunes, New Mexico” O
Arenivaga sp. “Miller Canyon, Arizona” O
Arenivaga sp. “Monahans, Texas” O
Arenivaga sp. “Mount Ord, Arizona” X
Arenivaga sp. “Pena Blanca, Arizona – 1” X
Arenivaga sp. “Pena Blanca, Arizona – 2” O
Arenivaga sp. “Rodeo, New Mexico” X
Arenivaga sp. “Sahuarita, Arizona” X
Arenivaga sp. “Socorro, TX” O
Arenivaga sp. “Texas Canyon, Arizona” X
Arenivaga sp. “The Thing, Arizona” O
Arenivaga sp. “Tucson, Arizona” O
Arenivaga sp. “Vaughn, New Mexico” O
Arenivaga tonkawa “Near San Antonio, Texas” X
Asiablatta kyotensis X
Balta notulata X
Balta vilis X
Bantua robusta “Namibia” X
Blaberus atropos “Shinigami” (Project) X
Blaberus atropos “Wynwood, Florida” X
Blaberus boliviensis X
Blaberus cf. peruvianus X
Blaberus colosseus “Ecuador” X
Blaberus colosseus “Panama” X
Blaberus colosseus “Peru” X
Blaberus craniifer “Euro” X
Blaberus craniifer “Orin McMonigle” X
Blaberus craniifer “University of California, Riverside” X
Blaberus discoidalis “Banana Bay, Florida” X
Blaberus discoidalis “Redlands, Florida” X
Blaberus discoidalis “Richmonds Heights, Florida” X
Blaberus discoidalis “Wynwood, Florida” X
Blaberus fusca X
Blaberus giganteus “Trinidad” O
Blaberus giganteus X
Blaberus parabolicus “Columbia” X
Blaberus sp. “Honduras” X
Blaptica dubia “Amber” X
Blaptica dubia “Improved Gold” (Project) X
Blatta orientalis X
Blattella asahinai X
Blattella germanica “Alexandria, Virginia” X
Blattella germanica “Black – Basal Strain” X
Blattella germanica “Chocolate” X
Blattella germanica “V5101” X
Blattella lituricollis O
Blattella vaga “Dauphin Island, Alabama” X
Blattella vaga “University of California, Riverside” X
Blattella vaga “White Eye” O
Blattellidae sp. “Malaysia” X
Blattellidae sp. “Xiamen” X
Byrsotria cabrerai X
Byrsotria fumigata var. fumigata X
Byrsotria fumigata var. pallida X
Byrsotria rothi X
Cariblatta lutea “Brooksville, Florida” X
Cariblatta minima “Miami, Florida” X
cf. Neoblattella sp. “Miramar, Florida” X
cf. Neostylopyga propinqua X
Chorisoneura parishi X
Compsodes schwarzi X
Cryptocercus punctulatus Z
Deropeltis paulinoi X
Deropeltis sp. “Masai Mara” O
Diploptera punctata “Clemson Insectary” X
Diploptera punctata “University of California, Riverside” X
Dipteretrum hanstroemi X
Dorylaea orini X
Ectobius pallidus O
Elliptorhina chopardi X
Elliptorhina davidi X
Elliptorhina javanica “Cherry” O
Elliptorhina javanica X
Elliptorhina laevigata X
Epilampra maya “Arcadia, Florida” X
Epilamprinae sp. “Kota Kinabalu – Strain 1” O
Epilamprinae sp. “Kota Kinabalu – Strain 2” O
Episymploce sundaica X
Eremoblatta subdiaphana “Mescalero Sand Dunes, New Mexico” Z
Ergaula capucina X
Ergaula cf. pilosa X
Eublaberus cf. biolleyi X
Eublaberus distanti “Ivory” X
Eublaberus marajoara Z
Eublaberus posticus “Hobby” X
Eublaberus posticus “Limon Province, Costa Rica” X
Eublaberus serranus X
Eucorydia linglong O
Eucorydia westwoodi Z
Eucorydia yasumatsui Z
Eupolyphaga sinensis “White Eye” Z
Eupolyphaga sinensis O
Eurycotis decipiens X
Eurycotis floridana “Big Torch Key, Florida” X
Eurycotis floridana “Elliott Key, Florida” X
Eurycotis floridana “Gulf Shores, Alabama” X
Eurycotis floridana “Hidden Lake, Homestead, Florida” X
Eurycotis floridana “Key Largo, Florida” X
Eurycotis floridana “League City, Texas” X
Eurycotis floridana “Silver Springs, Florida” X
Eurycotis improcera X
Eurycotis lixa X
Eurycotis opaca “Soroa” Z
Euthlastoblatta abortiva X
Euthlastoblatta diaphana X
Euthlastoblatta sp. “Everglades, Florida” X
Euthyrrhapha pacifica “O’ahu, Hawaii” X
Gromphadorhina grandidieri “Black” X
Gromphadorhina grandidieri X
Gromphadorhina oblongonota X
Gromphadorhina portentosa “Bengal” (Project) O
Gromphadorhina portentosa “Chestnut” (Project) O
Gromphadorhina portentosa “Cleveland” X
Gromphadorhina portentosa “Jack O’ Lantern” (Project) X
Gromphadorhina portentosa “King” (Project) O
Gromphadorhina portentosa “Lilliputian” (Project) X
Gromphadorhina portentosa “LLE Mahogany” X
Gromphadorhina portentosa “Masoala” X
Gromphadorhina portentosa “University of California, Riverside” X
Gromphadorhina sp. “Unknown” O
Gyna bisannulata X
Gyna caffrorum X
Gyna capucina X
Gyna centurio X
Gyna cf. sculpturata X
Gyna lurida “Yellow” X
Gyna lurida X
Hemiblabera cf. roseni “Cuba” X
Hemiblabera granulata Z
Hemiblabera tenebricosa “Elliott Key, Florida” O
Hemithyrsocera palliata X
Hemithyrsocera vittata X
Henschoutedenia flexivitta X
Hormetica sp. “Columbia” Z
Hormetica strumosa O
Ischnoptera bilunata X
Ischnoptera deropeltiformis “Auburn, Alabama” X
Ischnoptera deropeltiformis “Briceville, Tennessee” O
Ischnoptera rufa “Costa Rica” X
Ischnoptera sp. “Perry, Florida” X
Latiblattella rehni “Big Pine Key, Florida” X
Loboptera decipiens X
Lobopterella dimidiatipes X
Lucihormetica grossei O
Lucihormetica subcincta X
Lucihormetica verrucosa X
Macropanesthia rhinoceros X
Margattea cf. bisignata “Macao” X
Margattea nimbata X
Melanozosteria soror “O’ahu, Hawaii” X
Nauphoeta cinerea X
Neoblattella detersa X
Neostylopyga rhombifolia “Chinese Hobby” O
Nocticola sp. “Malaysia” X
Nocticola sp. “University Park, Florida” X
Nyctibora sp. “Pena Blanca, Arizona” O
Opisthoplatia orientalis X
Oxyhaloa deusta X
Panchlora cf. nivea “Little Manatee, Florida” X
Panchlora nivea “Tuscaloosa, Alabama” X
Panchlora sp. “Costa Rica – Yellow” X
Panchlora sp. “Costa Rica” X
Panchlora sp. “Giant” X
Panchlora sp. “Hobby” X
Panchlora sp. “Redlands, Florida” X
Panchlora sp. “Speckled” X
Panesthia angustipennis cognata “Cambodia” X
Panesthia angustipennis cognata “Laos” X
Paranauphoeta formosana X
Paranauphoeta lyrata X
Paraplecta cf. minutissima X
Paratemnopteryx couloniana X
Parcoblatta bolliana “New Park, Alabama” O
Parcoblatta caudelli “Torreya State Park, Florida” O
Parcoblatta cf. americana “Table Rock Mountain, Idaho” X
Parcoblatta cf. americana “Twain Harte” X
Parcoblatta cf. divisa “Tuscaloosa River Walk, Alabama” O
Parcoblatta cf. pennsylvanica “Tuscaloosa, Alabama” X
Parcoblatta cf. virginica “Traverse City, Michigan” O
Parcoblatta desertae “Fort Davis, Texas” Z
Parcoblatta desertae “Mescalero Sand Dunes, New Mexico” Z
Parcoblatta divisa “New Park, Alabama” X
Parcoblatta fulvescens X
Parcoblatta lata “Tuskegee, Alabama” X
Parcoblatta notha “Southwestern Research Station, Arizona” O
Parcoblatta notha X
Parcoblatta uhleriana “Bibb County, Alabama” O
Parcoblatta uhleriana “Jellico, Tennessee” O
Parcoblatta virginica “Dearborn, Michigan” O
Parcoblatta virginica “Holly, Michigan” Z
Parcoblatta zebra “Buhl, Alabama” O
Parcoblatta zebra “Montgomery, Alabama” Z
Periplaneta americana “Baldy Bear” (Project) X
Periplaneta americana “Black” X
Periplaneta americana “Dearborn, Michigan” X
Periplaneta americana “Mile 0, Florida” X
Periplaneta americana “Pearl Harbor, Hawaii” X
Periplaneta americana “Sus” (Project) O
Periplaneta americana “Tuscaloosa River Walk, Alabama” X
Periplaneta americana “Venom” X
Periplaneta americana “White Eye” X
Periplaneta australasiae X
Periplaneta brunnea X
Periplaneta fuliginosa “Lafayette, Louisiana” X
Periplaneta japonica X
Periplaneta lateralis X
Perisphaerus punctatus X
Phoetalia pallida X
Phortioeca sp. “Ecuador” O
Plectoptera poeyi “Big Pine Key, Florida” X
Polyphaga aegyptiaca “Sinai, Egypt” X
Polyphaga obscura Z
Polyphaga saussurei X
Princisia vanwaerebeki “Androhamana” Z
Princisia vanwaerebeki “Old Hobby Stock” X
Pseudoglomeris magnifica “Cuc Phuong” X
Pseudoglomeris magnifica “Kunming, Yunnan – Copper” Z
Pseudoglomeris magnifica “Northern Vietnam – Gold” Z
Pseudoglomeris tarsalis O
Pseudomops septentrionalis “Tulsa, Oklahoma” X
Pycnoscelus cf. surinamensis “Redlands, Florida” X
Pycnoscelus cf. surinamensis “Thailand” X
Pycnoscelus cf. tenebrigera X
Pycnoscelus femapterus X
Pycnoscelus indicus “Aiea, Hawaii” Z
Pycnoscelus indicus X
Pycnoscelus nigra X
Pycnoscelus striatus X
Pycnoscelus surinamensis “Dark” X
Pycnoscelus surinamensis X
Reticulitermes arenicola “Silver Beach, St. Joseph, Michigan” X
Rhabdoblatta rustica X
Rhyparobia cf. capelloi X
Rhyparobia maderae X
Salganea incerta O
Salganea raggei O
Schultesia lampyridiformis X
Simandoa conserfariam X
Supella longipalpa X
Symploce incuriosa X
Symploce morsei “Key Largo, Florida” O
Symploce pallens X
Termitoidea sp. “Fosters, Alabama” O
Termitoidea sp. “Key Largo, Florida” X
Termitoidea sp. “Paradise, Arizona” O
Therea olegrandjeani X
Therea petiveriana X
Therea regularis X