Open AccessMale wing variation in the Cuban cockroach Byrsotria fumigata (GuérinMéneville, 1857) (Blattodea: Blaberidae)
Author(s) -
Reinier Núñez-Bazán,
Sheyla Yong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista chilena de entomología/revista chilena de entomología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0718-8994
pISSN - 0034-740X
DOI - 10.35249/rche.47.1.21.08
Subject(s) - blattodea , cockroach , wing , zoology , blattidae , variation (astronomy) , biology , dictyoptera , ecology , physics , astrophysics , engineering , aerospace engineering
Byrsotria fumigata (Guérin-Méneville, 1857) is an endemic cockroach from Cuba which presents a remarkable variability in the male wings. This contribution addresses the differences in size and wing shape of males, previously reported on the literature. Brachypterous individuals are illustrated and the wing variation is quantified. The distribution of the species is expanded with two new localities.