Madagascar Hisser Species I.D

[RoachyPissyHisser]

Got one black, "different" looking cockroach in my mixed box of 10 Portentosa, is he a different species? if so, what is he?

 

[Blattodea313]

It is the black Gromphadorhina portentosa. I had one in my first lot of hissers too.

 

[Thomas]

These pop up fairly often with varying degrees of dark-ness. Some of mine have a maroonish tint between the cuticle or through their entire abdomen. Others are pitch black. I'm attempting to start a breeding group of only the jet black individuals. However, I've heard that this trait doesn't manifest itself with much consistency, which I would agree as I always have more of the normal individuals than the black.

 

[Keith]

A random mutation, its normal but rare. IMO I love the pure black color better but orange is still very nice too like normal.