Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species

By

Lucanas, Cristian
Lit, Ireneo Latunio, Jr.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

19

Pages

51-64

Subjects

Blaberidae , Blattidae , Burdeos , cave cockroaches , Ectobiidae , Nocticolidae , Troglobiont

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.19.9804

 

Abstract

Cockroaches collected during a protracted series of fieldwork in several limestone caves in Polillo Island, Philippines were taxonomically studied. A new species of Nocticola (Nocticolidae), N. gonzalezi Lucañas & Lit, sp. n., is described. The male of Periplaneta banksi Hanitsch (Blattidae) is described for the first time. Altogether, the present cave cockroach fauna of the island consists of six species.