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Issue: Vol. 4294 No. 3: 19 Jul. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4294.3.8
Page range: 381–388
Abstract views: 69
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First record of Rhabdoblattella (Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) from China with descriptions of two new species

Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
Blattodea R. hainanensis sp. n. R. disparis sp. n. R. annamensis key two species groups

Abstract

Two new species (Rhabdoblattella hainanensis sp. n. and Rhabdoblattella disparis sp. n.) from Hainan and Yunnan Provinces, China are described and illustrated, which extends the geographical distribution of Rhabdoblattella northward from Vietnam. Photographs and detailed morphological descriptions including the male genitalia of R. hainanensis sp. n. and R. disparis sp. n. are given. For comparison, the photos of habitus and male genitalia of a closely related species, R. annamensis (Hanitsch, 1927) are provided. A key to all species of Rhabdoblattella is provided.

 

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