The cockroach that has two dark bands on the shield directly behind the head is...

The German cockroach is identified by two dark, parallel bands on the pronotum (shield) directly behind its head. TheGeneral Pest Management: Guide for Commercial Applicators - Category 7A(Chapter 7: Cockroaches) provides this as a key identifying feature. Option A (Oriental cockroach) is uniformly dark brown or black. Option C (Wood cockroach) is not a common indoor species and lacks these bands. Option D (American cockroach) has a different pattern, often with a yellowish figure-eight marking.