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Keywords: insect taxonomy, classification of Blattaria, cockroaches, evolution and reproduction, modes of reproduction, oviparity, oviviparity, viviparity, oviposition, method of carrying the oothecae, evolution of oviposition behavior, water changes in the oothecal, ovaries, frequency of oviposition, testes, uricose glands, male tergal glands, mating behavior, parthenogenesis, chromosomes