Cockroache; Ecology, behavior & history - W.J. Bell

Glossary
Accessory gland a secretory organ associated with the reproductive system.
Acrosome a cap-like structure at the anterior end of a sperm that produces enzymes aiding in
egg penetration.
Aerobic growing or occurring in the presence of oxygen.
Alary pertaining to wings.
Alate the winged stage of a species.
Allogrooming grooming of one individual by another.
Alloparental care care of young dependents by individuals that are not their parents.
Anaerobic growing or occurring in the absence of oxygen.
Aphotic without sunlight of biologically significant intensity.
Aposematic possessing warning coloration.
Apterous without tegmina or wings.
Arolium (pl. arolia) an adhesive pad found at the tip of the tarsus, between the claws.
Autogrooming grooming your own body.
Batesian mimicry the resemblance of a palatable or harmless species (the mimic) to an unpalatable
or venomous species (the model) in order to deceive a predator.
Bootstrap values a measure of the reliability of phylogenetic trees that are generated by cladistic
methods.
Brachypterous having short or abbreviated tegmina and wings.
Brood sac an internal pouch where eggs are incubated in female cockroaches.
Brooding parental care where the females remain with newly hatched offspring for a short period
of time, typically just until hardening of the neonate cuticle.
Bursa in the female, a sac-like cavity that receives the spermatophore during copulation.
Caudad toward the posterior, or tail end, of the body.
Cellulase an enzyme capable of degrading cellulose.
Cellulolytic causing the hydrolysis of cellulose.
Cellulose a complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most
plants.
Cephalic toward the anterior, or head end, of the body.
Cercus (pl. cerci) paired, usually multi-segmented, sensory appendages at the posterior end of
the abdomen.
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