Eublaberus posticus

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| genus = Eublaberus

| species = posticus

| image = Eublaberus prosticus Audubon Insectarium 032015.jpg

| image2 = Orange-headed cockroach (Eublaberus posticus).jpg

| authority = (Erichson, 1848)

| range_map = Eublaberus-posticus-range.svg

| range_map_caption = The range of Eublaberus posticus in Central and South America, shown in red

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Eublaberus posticus, the orange head cockroach, is a species of cockroach native to Central and South America.

Behaviour

Female individuals of E. posticus have been known to survive for up to 360 days on just water. They mate just after hatching, once the wings have expanded but before the cuticle has hardened. Females have been known to kick at the intersexual junction during intercourse.

References

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{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eublaberus_posticus_information_plaque.jpg|title=Berlin Aquarium information plaque|date=16 August 2018 }}

{{cite book|author=Ross Piper|title=Pests: A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, yet Misunderstood Creatures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nlSX5kDnd78C&pg=PA276|date=3 March 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-38427-1|pages=276}}

{{cite book|author1=William J. Bell|author2=Louis M. Roth|author3=Christine A. Nalepa|title=Cockroaches: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R7eVRP08kasC&pg=PA106|date=26 June 2007|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=978-0-8018-8616-4|pages=106}}

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posticus

Category:Insects described in 1848