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Issue: Vol. 2609 No. 1: 13 Sep. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-09-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2609.1.3
Page range: 55–67
Abstract views: 56
PDF downloaded: 1

Six new species of the genus Balta Tepper (Blattaria, Pseudophyllodrominae) from China

College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
Blattodea Blattellidae cockroaches Dictyoptera key taxonomy

Abstract

The following six new species of Balta are described and illustrated: B. spinea, B. spinescens, B. barbellata, B. dissecta, B. curvirostris, B. jinlinorum. A key to all species from China is provided for separation.

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