Open AccessNew record of the cockroach genus Pseudophoraspis (Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) from China with descriptions of three new species
Author(s) -
Zongqing Wang,
Keqiang Wu,
Yanli Che
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
zookeys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1313-2989
pISSN - 1313-2970
DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.273.4122
Subject(s) - cockroach , blattodea , zoology , key (lock) , china , genus , biology , taxonomy (biology) , range (aeronautics) , geography , ecology , archaeology , materials science , composite material
The genus Pseudophoraspis Kirby, 1903 with three new species, Pseudophoraspis clavellata sp. n., Pseudophoraspis recurvata sp. n. and Pseudophoraspis incurvata sp. n., are reported from China for the first time. This extends the range of this genus northward from Vietnam. Species studied in the present paper are illustrated and described, and a key to these species based on males is provided.
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