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| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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Brown, V.K. | 1980 | Notes and a key to the oothecae of the British Ectobius (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) | Ent. Mon. Mag. 116: 151-154. |
| Grasshoppers & Related Insects Recording Scheme | Native Earwigs, Native Cockroaches and Naturalised Stick-insects |
Ectobius (native cockroaches) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Ectobius (native cockroaches)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ectobius (native cockroaches)
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Identification of Ectobius spp is based on the microscopic structure of the glandular hollow on the male abdomen (under the wings). This cannot be seen on the living animal, and on freshly killed animals the hollow is filled with fluid. It is best seen after the specimen has dried slightly, but before the abdomen has shrivelled too much.
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