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

Methanogens methane-producing bacteria.
Mimicry the close resemblance of one organism (the mimic)
to another (the model) in order to deceive a third organism.
Monandrous (n. monandry) used of a female that mates with
a single male.
Monophyletic referring to a group, including a common ancestor
and all its descendents, derived from a single ancestral
form.
Morphotype a collection of characteristics that determine
the distinct physical appearance of an organism.
Mycetocyte a cell of the fat body specialized for housing bacterial
symbionts.
Mycorrhiza(e) the symbiotic association of beneficial fungi
with the small roots of some plants.
Myrmecophile an organism that spends part or all of its lifecycle
inside of an ant nest.
Natal pertaining to birth.
Necrophagy feeding on corpses.
Neonates newborns.
Nuptial referring to the act or time of mating.
Ommatidium (pl. ommatidia) a single unit or visual section
of a compound eye.
Omnivore (adj. omnivorous) feeding on a mixed diet of plant
and animal material.
Ontogeny (adj. ontogenetic) the course of growth and development
of an individual.
Oocyte a cell that produces eggs (ova) by meiotic division.
Oogenesis the formation, development, and maturation of
female gametes.
Oviparity (adj. oviparous) producing an ootheca that is deposited
in the external environment.
Ovoviviparity (adj. ovoviviparous) producing an ootheca
that is withdrawn into the body and incubated in a brood
sac; eggs have sufficient yolk to complete embryonic development.
Typically, eggs hatch as the ootheca is expelled
and active nymphs emerge.
Paedomorphosis retention of the juvenile characters of ancestral
forms by the adults, or later ontogenetic stages, of
their descendents.
Palp(s) a segmented, sensory appendage of the mouthparts.
Paraglossa(e) one of a pair of lobes at the tip of the “lower
lip” (labium).
Paraphyletic a taxonomic group that does not include all the
descendents of a common ancestor.
Paraproct(s) one of a pair of lobes bordering the anus.
Parthenogenesis the development of an individual from a female
gamete that is not fertilized by a male gamete.
Phagocytosis the ingestion of solid particulate matter by a
cell.
Phagostimulant anything that triggers feeding behavior.
Phallomere(s) sclerites of the male genitalia.
Phenology timing of the stages of the lifecycle, and its relation
to weather and climate.
Phoresy (adj. phoretic) a symbiosis in which one organism is
transported on the body of an individual of a different
species.
Phylloplane the leaf surface, including the plants, algae,
fungi, etc. associated with it.
Polyandrous (n. polyandry) used of a female that mates with
more than one male.
Polyphenism the condition of having discontinuous phenotypes
that lack genetic fixation.
Proctodeal referring to the hindgut.
Pronotum the first dorsal division of the thorax.
Protibiae the tibiae of the first set of legs.
Proventriculus the gizzard.
Pseudopenis an intromittent type male genital appendage
that does not function to transfer sperm.
Pterothoracic referring to the wing-bearing segments of the
thorax.
Quiescence a resting phase that occurs in direct response to
deleterious physical conditions; it is terminated when conditions
improve.
Rhizosphere the zone surrounding plant roots.
Sclerite a hardened plate of the exoskeleton bounded by sutures
or membranous areas.
Sclerotized hardened.
Semelparous a life history where an organism reproduces
just once in its lifetime.
Semi-voltine used of taxa that require 2 yr to develop to the
adult stage of the lifecycle.
Seta(e) a bristle.
Spermatheca a receptacle for sperm storage in females.
Spermatophore a capsule containing sperm that is transferred
from the male to the female during copulation.
Spiracle an external opening of the tracheal system; breathing
pore.
Stadium the period between molts in a developing arthropod.
Sternal gland a gland on the ventral surface of the abdomen.
Stigmatic referring to the stigma, the upper end of the pistil
in a flower.
Stomodeal referring to the foregut.
Subgenital plate a plate-like sclerite that underlies the genitalia.
Subsocial the condition in which one or both parents care
for their own young.
Tarsus (pl. tarsi) the leg segment distally adjacent to the
tibia; may be subdivided into segments (tarsomeres).
Taxon (pl. taxa) any group of organisms, populations, or
taxonomic groups considered to be sufficiently distinct
from other such groups as to be treated as a separate unit.
Tegmen (pl. tegmina) the thickened or leathery front wing of
cockroaches and other orthopteroid insects.
Teneral a term applied to a recently molted, pale, soft-bodied
arthropod.
Tergal glands glands on the dorsal surface of the abdomen;
usually referring to those on males that entice females into
position for copulatory engagement.
Tergite a sclerite of the dorsal surface of the abdomen.
Termitophile an organism that spends part or all of its lifecycle
inside of a termite nest.
Thigmotaxis (adj. thigmotactic) a directed response of a
motile organism to continuous contact with a solid surface.
Thorax the body region, located behind the head, which
bears the legs and wings.
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