The Biotic Associations of CockroachesRoth, Louis M. (Louis Marcus)
Science
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Roth, Louis M. (Louis Marcus)
Cockroaches; Insects -- Ecology
_England._--Abundant on sandhills along shoreline among roots of grass
(Burr, 1908). Under dead seaweed and other rubbish a few yards from
shore on ground that would be washed by the sea (Lucas, 1896). Nymphs
found among marram grass (Buxton, 1914). On sandhills near coast and
covered with marram grass; often found on heather and low herbage; under
old bark and rotten wood on posts; in decayed stump (Lucas, 1920).
Swarming on _Beta maritima_ and other plants in July (Lucas, 1920a).
Very common in all stages in August, being frequently found under stones
(Lucas, 1925). Common on sand dunes especially under stems of dead
marram grass. Viable oöthecae found buried in sand (Brown, 1952).
_Germany._--In beech woods and in pine woods (Zacher, 1917).
=Ectobius semenovi=
_Kazakhstan._--Along the shores of the Syr-daria it is found on and
around living willows and on _Populus euphratica_; under loose bark of
dying and dead trees (Bei-Bienko, 1950).
=Ectobius sylvester=
_U.S.S.R._--In wooded steppe zones; probably only occurs in association
with forests (Bei-Bienko, 1950).
=Ectobius tadzhicus=
_Tadzhikistan._--Great numbers at the roots of _Eleagnus_ shrubs on the
banks of reservoirs and frequently under the bark of old trees
(Bei-Bienko, 1950).
=Ectobius vittiventer=
_South France._--One male beneath stone (Blair, 1922).
=Ellipsidion affine=
_Australia._--From leaves, from scrub (Hebard, 1943). Collected in trees
(Pope, 1953a).
=Ellipsidion australe=
_Australia._--On eucalyptus leaves, on wattle, under bark (Hebard,
1943). Collected in trees (Pope, 1953a).
=Ellipsidion bicolor=
_Australia._--In corn and from tree (Hebard, 1943).
=Ellipsidion simulans=
_Australia._--From sugarcane (Hebard, 1943).
=Ellipsidion= spp.
_Australia._--All stages are diurnal moving about the foliage of shrubs
and small trees in bright sunlight on hottest summer days (Tepper,
1893).
=Epilampra abdomen-nigrum=
_Trinidad._--In dried-up drain; among grass; in debris under old cacao
tree; under old leaves (Princis and Kevan, 1955).
_Puerto Rico._--Abundant in damp lowlands (Seín, 1923). Under dead
leaves in wet malojillo meadow (Wolcott, 1936).
This species is amphibious (p. 31). Shelford (1907) suggested that
immature stages of other species of the genus may be aquatic, which
would place them in moist situations on the shores of rivers and other
bodies of water.
=Epilampra azteca=
_Panama._--Very scarce, under palm trees in decaying leaf mold and
litter; one found under decaying bark of a log (Hebard, 1921a).
=Epilampra mona=
_Mona Island, Puerto Rico._--One specimen under bark of dead tree
(Ramos, 1946).
=Epilampra tainana=
_Cuba._--Under dead leaves on stream bank (Rehn and Hebard, 1927).
=Epilampra wheeleri=
_Puerto Rico._--In siftings from high-altitude primeval forest (Rehn and
Hebard, 1927).
=Epilampra= spp.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account