Discovery of five new species of Allacta from Yunnan and Hainan, China (Blattodea, Pseudophyllodromiidae)

By

Li, Bianlun
Hu, Penghui
Guo, Lin
Che, Yanli
Wang, Zongqing

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1191

Pages

1--21

Subjects

ABGD , Checklist , Cockroach , cryptic species , DNA barcodes , female genitalia , identification key

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.113043

 

Abstract

We examined new Allacta materials from Yunnan and Hainan Province, China, and discovered new species using both morphological and molecular species delimitation (ABGD) methods. Five new species are described: A. bifolium Li & Wang, sp. nov., A. hemiptera Li & Wang, sp. nov., A. lunulara Li & Wang, sp. nov., A. redacta Li & Wang, sp. nov., and A. unicaudata Li & Wang, sp. nov. All five species are placed under the hamifera species group. An updated key and checklist of Allacta species from China are provided.