A new species of Litopeltis Hebard, 1920 from Rio de Janeiro,Brazil (Blattodea,Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) with a key to males and geographical distribution of the remaining species of the genus |
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| Authors: | Leonardo de Oliveira Cardoso Silva Sonia Maria Lopes |
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| Institution: | 1.Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ |
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| Abstract: | This contribution describes a new species of Litopeltis from Brazil, L. teresopolitensis
sp. n., which shows similarities with L. paineirensis Lopes & Oliveira, 2010 and L. ribeiropretano Lopes & Oliveira, 2010. It differs in characters of morphology genitalia and configuration, with the median sclerite bearing microspines on the sclerotic apex. A map showing the geographic distribution of the Brazilian species and a key to males of the other species of the genus are also presented. |
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| Keywords: | Blaberidae key Litopeltis Morphology new species taxonomy |
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