Matching females with males in Chinese species of the strongly dimorphic cockroach genus Pseudoglomeris Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Perisphaerinae)

By

Liu, Yi-Feng
Zhou, Tu-Nan
Chen, Sen
Wang, Zongqing

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-10-15

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1255

Pages

313--331

Subjects

Cockroach , Dictyoptera , field investigation , genitalia , Perisphaerinae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.147028

 

Abstract

Females and males of six species of Pseudoglomeris, P. (P.) sculpta, P. (P.) valida moderata, P. (P.) fallax, P. (P.) beybienkoi, P. (Glomerexis) semisulcata, and P. (G.) angustifolia), are matched by employing both field observation and captive breeding approaches. A key to males of Pseudoglomeris from China is provided. The male of P. (P.) sculpta and both sexes of P. (P.) fallax are redescribed and photographs are provided.