Albian cockroaches (Insecta, Blattida) from French amber of Archingeay
Author
Vršanský, Peter
text
Geodiversitas
2009
2009-03-31
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/g2009n1a7
journal article
10.5252/g2009n1a7
1638-9395
5380613
Leptolythica vincenti
n. sp.
(
Figs 5
;
13
)
TYPE
MATERIAL
. —
Holotype
specimen ARC-260.2, a complete immature.
TYPE
LOCALITY
. — Archingeay-Les Nouillers, Charente- Maritime, SW
France
.
STRATIGRAPHIC
HORIZON. — Lower Cretaceous, uppermost Albian, lithological subunit A1sl2
sensu
Néraudeau
et al.
(2002)
.
FIG. 5. — An immature of
Leptolythica vincenti
n. gen., n. sp.
(
Liberiblattinidae
), holotype ARC-260.2, ventral view of complete specimen. Head width 1.14 mm.
ETYMOLOGY. — After my colleague and friend Vincent Perrichot.
DESCRIPTION Head globular,
1.14 mm
wide, eyes globular, comparatively small. Clypeus distinct (0.46/
0.16 mm
). Antenna very short, with only 37 segments, each with 1 (basal)-3 (apical segments) rows of 2-4 comparatively short
sensilla chaetica
. Scape
0.29 mm
, pedicel
0.16 mm
long. Third antennal segment the longest (
0.31 mm
), fourth the shortest (
0.05 mm
). All segments (except scape
0.15 mm
at apex) very wide (
0.1 mm
). Labial palp slender, long (0.31/
0.07 mm
), with dense
sensilla chaetica
, very dense at apex (10 apical
sensilla chaetica
on dorsal side). Maxillary palp transparent, with distinct articulation, first segment short (0.22/
0.09 mm
), second distinct (0.73/
0.35 mm
),
third reduced to some extent (0.55/
0.35 mm
), the apical one very large (1.00/
0.42 mm
), with sparse
sensilla chaetica
.
Fore femur robust, short (0.85/
0.29 mm
) with two rows of 17 and 9 spurs along longitudinal posterior ridge, with large terminal spine. Tibia very short and robust (0.57/
0.14 mm
), strongly carinated, but with few
sensilla chaetica
. Tarsus robust, basitarsus (0.25/
0.09 mm
) with at least 5 apical
sensilla chaetica
and a longitudinal ridge, second (0.11/
0.07 mm
) and third (0.10/
0.07 mm
) segments without
sensilla chaetica
. Mid coxa comparatively short (
0.48 mm
), trochanter very distinct (
0.33 mm
), femur (1.21/
0.4 mm
) with two longitudinal central ridges, posterior margin with 8, anterior with 4
sensilla chaetica
of diverse length. Mid tibia very long (1.61/
0.22 mm
), strongly carinated.