Taxonomic update of Pycnoscelus Scudder, 1862 (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Pycnoscelinae), with descriptions of two new species from China

By

Wang, Yishu
Dong, Xiaojiao
Wang, Zongqing
Che, Yanli

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1231

Pages

45--67

Subjects

China , Cockroach , new species , Pycnoscelus , species group

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.141287

 

Abstract

In this paper knowledge of the genus Pycnoscelus Scudder, 1862 is updated. Two new species from southern China are described: Pycnoscelus puteus Wang & Che, sp. nov. and P. undulatus Wang & Che, sp. nov. Diagnostic characters and high-definition morphological photographs are provided for five known species and two species unidentified due to limited information are reported. An updated checklist and key for Pycnoscelus species worldwide are provided.