Rhabdoblatta atra
Notice: | This page is derived from the original publication listed below, whose author(s) should always be credited. Further contributors may edit and improve the content of this page and, consequently, need to be credited as well (see page history). Any assessment of factual correctness requires a careful review of the original article as well as of subsequent contributions.
If you are uncertain whether your planned contribution is correct or not, we suggest that you use the associated discussion page instead of editing the page directly. This page should be cited as follows (rationale):
Citation formats to copy and paste
BibTeX: @article{Yang2019ZooKeys851, RIS/ Endnote: TY - JOUR Wikipedia/ Citizendium: <ref name="Yang2019ZooKeys851">{{Citation See also the citation download page at the journal. |
Ordo: Blattodea
Familia: Blaberidae
Genus: Rhabdoblatta
Name
Rhabdoblatta atra Bey-Bienko, 1970 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Rhabdoblatta atra Bey-Bienko, 1970: 364; Anisyutkin 2003[1]: 554.
Measurements (mm)
Female, overall length: 29.0–33.0.
Female
Female similar to male but slightly larger. The hind margin of every abdominal sterna with scattered large brown spots (Figure 8E–H).
Female genitalia
Moderately sclerotized. Ovipositor back to brood sac. Tergal process of the eighth abdominal tergite slender, length ca. 1/2 of tergal process of the ninth abdominal tergite. Tergal process of the ninth abdominal tergite weakly sclerotized, linked with the ninth tergum. First valves of ovipositor with base wide, apex narrow, inner margin with obviously long bristles. Second valves of ovipositor tube-shaped, completely covered by the first valves of ovipositor. Third valves of ovipositor slightly wider, length shorter than the first valves of ovipositor. Gonangulum absent. Sclerotized lobes of the second and third pairs of valves not obvious. Anterior arch of second valvifer slender, middle narrow and both sides wide. Basivalvula with semicircular arms, the mid sclerite incompletely separated. Vestibular sclerite membranous, apical sclerite vestigial. Transverse sclerotized plate subelliptical. Brood sac membranous and without sclerotized section (Figure 12F).
Material examined
40 males and 6 females, Guangxi Prov., Jinxiu County, Dayaoshan Nature Reserve, Hekou Reserve Station, 7–8-VII-2015, Qi-kun Bai & Lu Qiu leg.; 4 females, Guangxi Prov., Guiping City, Longtan Park, 31-V–2-VI-2014, Xin-ran Li & Shun-hua Gui leg.; 2 females, Guangxi Prov., Jinxiu County vicinity, Laoshan, 9-VII-2015, Lu Qiu & Qi-kun Bai leg.; 1 male, Yunnan Prov., Longchuan County, 7–8-VI-1981, Zhi-gang Zheng & Ying-shu Xie leg.
Distribution
China (Guangxi, Yunnan).
Taxon Treatment
- Yang, R; Wang, Z; Zhou, Y; Wang, Z; Che, Y; 2019: Establishment of six new Rhabdoblatta species (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) from China ZooKeys, 851: 27-69. doi
Images
|
Other References
- ↑ Anisyutkin L (2003) New and little known cockroaches of the genus Rhabdoblatta Kirby (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae) from Vietnam and Southern China. II.Entomological Review82: 609–628.