Ectobius erythronotus is a cockroach, family Ectobiidae, widespread in Europe reaching in the north to Latvia and eastwards to Anatolia. The species is introduced to the east coast of North America.
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By Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded May 28, 2014. Captured May 24, 2014 12:21 in 8103, Golemo Malovo, Bulgaria.
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This doesn't strike me as lapponicus on first sight, but I only know lapponicus from my region and there may well be some regional variation. Still, it looks sufficiently different from "our" lapponicus to make me doubt the ID strongly and at the same time it looks uncannily like the few good images I have of E. erythronotus (light disc, dark legs with pale tarsi).
There is a very good revision of Bulgarian roaches on the internet and from reading that you will understand that identification and species "known" from Bulgaria has historiically been a very confusing business, with many, many wrong identifications and mixing up of names. The status of erythronotus from Bulgaria is also a bit swampy with some "burri" mixed in, that have not always been clearly separated, but I still think it is fair to assume we're just looking at erythronotus here.
Have a look at this excellent document:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306541735_An_annotated_checklist_and_key_to_the_Bulgarian_cockroaches_Dictyoptera_Blattodea
Would you agree with me to change the ID for this animal to Ectobius erythronotus?
Cheers, Arp Posted 7 years ago
P.S. Ah ... never mind :o)) Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago