Tropical Flat Rove Beetle vs Boll's Wood Cockroach
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Tropical Flat Rove Beetle | Boll's Wood Cockroach |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Priochirus abyssinus | Parcoblatta bolliana |
| Order | Coleoptera | Blattodea |
| Family | Staphylinidae | Ectobiidae |
| Size | 8-12 mm | 12-16 mm |
| Habitat | Mountains | Woodlands |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | East Africa, Ethiopian Highlands | Texas and the south-central United States |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
Tropical Flat Rove Beetle
A highly flattened, tropical rove beetle with a remarkably compressed body adapted for living under tree bark. Its pancake-like profile allows it to exploit extremely thin subcortical spaces.
Did You Know?
The body of this beetle is so flat that it can squeeze into bark crevices less than 1 mm wide, making it virtually unreachable by predators.
Boll's Wood Cockroach
A small native wood cockroach from the south-central United States. It lives under bark and in rotting logs in wooded areas.
Did You Know?
It was named after the naturalist Jacob Boll, a Swiss-American who collected insects in Texas in the 1870s.