At sea?—In ships casks (Chamisso, 1829).
U.S.A.—Port of New York (Williams, 1931; Richardson, 1947). San Francisco (Simanton, 1946). At Miami, 7,852 live specimens recovered from ships (Porter, personal communication, 1958). Most numerous species on ships (Rice, 1925).
Epilampra maya
At sea.—One male and one female found dead on S.S. Tenadores (Hebard, 1917).
Epilampra sp.
Florida.—One dead specimen, Miami (Porter, personal communication, 1958).
Ischnoptera sp.
Florida.—Five live and one dead specimen, Miami (Porter, personal communication, 1958).
Latiblattella sp.
At sea.—One female alive in hold of S.S. Tenadores (Hebard, 1917).