Establishment of a new genus, Brephallus Wang et al., gen. nov. (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) based on two species from Pseudophoraspis, with details of polymorphism in species of Pseudophoraspis

By

Wang, Zhenzhen
Zhao, Qiongyao
Li, Weijun
Che, Yanli
Wang, Zongqing

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

785

Pages

117-131

Subjects

China , Cockroaches , sexual dimorphism , species delimitation , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.785.26565

 

Abstract

BrephallusWang et al.,gen. n.is established as a genus distinct fromPseudophoraspisKirby, 1903 because of the lack of a well-developed apical outgrowth on sclerite L2D and substantial genetic differences. Two species are transferred to the new genus fromPseudophoraspis, i.e.,Brephallusfruhstorferi(Shelford, 1910),comb. n.andBrephallustramlapensis(Anisyutkin, 1999),comb. n.We provide a detailed generic diagnosis ofBrephallusWang et al.,gen. n.Based on COI data, males, females and nymphs of threePseudophoraspisspecies (P.clavellataWang et al., 2013,P.recurvataWang et al., 2013 andP.kabakoviAnisyutkin, 1999) were successfully matched. The former two are sexually dimorphic with macropterous males and micropterous females. Photos of the species from China are presented.