The brown-banded roach‘ is sometimes called the tropical cock- 
roach. It was accidentally introduced in Gulf coast cities, and is be- 
coming common elsewhere in the United States. It is shghtly smaller 
than the German cockroach and a little brighter in color. The brown- 
The German cockroach: A, First stage; B, second stage; C, third stage; D, fourth 
stage; E, adult female; F, female with egg case; G, egg case (twice natural size); 
H, adult with wings spread. All enlarged one-third except G. 
The brown-banded roach: A, Adult female; B, adult male. Three times natural size. 
banded roach does not have the two black stripes that are present on 
the German roach. The wings of the female are a mottled reddish 
brown, sometimes with an orange tinge. They reach nearly to the tip 
of the body. The wings of the male are lighter in color, narrower, and 
extend beyond the end of the body, which is more slender than that of 
the female. 
* Supella supellectilium (Serv.). 
