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Hairy Sand Cockroach

Holocompsa azteca

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

Cockroach of about 13mm body length. The colour pattern looks very similar to the Net-winged Beetles I found in the area. Perhaps this is a mimic.

Habitat:

Found among low vegetation on the way to the "Rostro Maya" in San Juan La Laguna, Lake Atitlán.

Reference Links:

Holocompsa - Wikipedia, species Holocompsa azteca Saussure, 1862: Cockroach Species File

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