Three new species of the cockroach genus Nocticola Bolívar, 1892 (Blattodea, Corydioidea, Nocticolidae) from China

By

Li, TingTing
Liu, Dexing
Chen, Jian
Wei, Xiaoya
Yue, Qiaoyun
Deyi, Qiu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1232

Pages

267--284

Subjects

Cave cockroach , epigean , identification key , new species , Nocticola , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1232.136907

 

Abstract

Three new species of Nocticola Bolívar, 1982 from Guangxi Province, China are described: Nocticola baiguensissp. nov., Nocticola cordiformissp. nov., and Nocticola appendiculatasp. nov. Morphological features associated with the wings, the specialized abdominal tergum, and genitalia of these new species are described and illustrated in detail. A key to the recorded Nocticola species from China is provided in this paper.