The spine armament of the legs as an important means for the characterisation of the genera of Corydiinae and their relationships (Blattodea, Corydiidae)
Author
Bohn, Horst
text
Zootaxa
2024
2024-07-22
5482
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5482.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5482.1.1
1175-5334
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No. 17.
Hemelytroblatta (Mollidentoblatta) aethiopica
(
Chopard, 1929
)
,
comb. nov.
Figs. 8A,B
Heterogamodes aethiopica
Chopard, 1929: 299
, fig. 51.
Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) aethiopica
:
Princis 1962: 67
.
Hemelytroblatta aethiopica
:
Grandcolas 1994a: 157
.
Male characters
. Wings: Tegmina with subcosta lobe.—Femur armament: all femora without apical spine.—Tibia armament: [1.8.0][7.7.1][11.7.4], dorsal spines of hindtibia evenly distributed.—Tarsal arolia: present.—Subgenital plate: without styli,
Fig. 8A
.—Right phallomere:
Fig. 8B
.
Female:
Chopard 1929
, 300.
Material studied.
Holotypus
,
1♂
, Harrar, 94, P.Felter (prep.: Bo 1427). (M. Genova).—
Other material:
1♂
, S.&.S.E.
Abyssinia
, 1909-130,
R
.
E.Drake-Brockman
(prep.:
Bo
1409) (det.
K.Princis
, 1953). (
M. London
)
.
Remarks.
The specimen from the London Museum, det. by Princis as
Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) aethiopica
,
differs from the
type
specimen in size and in the structure of the main dent of the right phallomere. It is presumably a so far undescribed species. Subgenital plate:
Fig. 8C
.—Right phallomere:
Fig. 8D
.