Margattea multipunctata, Wang, Zong-Qing, Che, Yan-Li & Wang, Jin-Jun, 2009

Wang, Zong-Qing, Che, Yan-Li & Wang, Jin-Jun, 2009, Taxonomy of Margattea Shelford, 1911 from China (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Blattellidae), Zootaxa 1974, pp. 51-63 : 58-62

Margattea multipunctata , sp. nov.

( Figs.30–36 )

Description. Pronotum length width, 2.5 4mm; tegmen length, 11.5–12mm; overall length, 14mm. Yellowish brown. Head with a brown band on vertex, pronotal disk castaneous with several symmetrical white spots.

Interocular space very narrow, less than half of distance between antennal sockets, maxillary palps with segments 3 and 4 about equal, each distinctly longer than the swollen 5th segment. Pronotum suboval. Tegmina and wings fully developed extending well beyond the end of abdomen; wings with costal veins thickened on distal halves; median vein simple; cubitus vein with 3 complete branches, the distal branch bifurcated, apical triangle small. The front femur Type B2, tarsal claws with subobsolete denticles on ventral margins. The eighth tergum of abdomen specialized with a group of setae near the posteromedian margin.

Supra-anal plate symmetrical, hind margin convex, rounded. Subgenital plate symmetrical, interstylar plate slightly produced, hind margin transverse, styli similar, cylindrical and widely apart. Left phallomere with a spine-like process on left side and a brush-like process in the mid; median phallomere bifurcated, both branches slender, curved and acute on apex, associated median sclerite with several spine-like processes at distal portion; apex of hook-like right phallomere curved, acute.

Female similar to male, supra-anal plate symmetrical, mid of hind margin slightly concave. Subgenital plate with hind margin broad and round.

Holotype: male, China: Yunnan province: Meng la, 17.vii.2004, Coll. Wang Zong-Qing.

Paratypes: 6 males, 8 females, same data to holotype. 3 females, China: Yunnan province: Meng lun, 12/ 13. vii. 2004, Zhang Yan-Ning. 1female, China: Yunnan province: Meng lun, 12/ 13. vii. 2004, Coll. Xu Xiang-Rong. 1male, 1female, China: Yunnan province: Meng la, 16.vii.2004, Coll. Wang Zong-Qing.

Comments: The species is easy to identify by its pronotal disk castaneous with several symmetrical white spots, which distinguished from others.

Etymology: The species name is derived from the Latin prefix " multi and Latin word punctatus ", referring to the pronotal disk with several symmetrical white spots.

Distribution: China: Yunnan province.

Figures

FIGURES 30 – 36. Margattea multipunctata sp. nov., male from Yunnan province, China: 30, head; 31, maxillary palps 3 – 5; 32, hind wing; 33, pronotum; 34, femur; 35, supraanal plate, ventral view; 36, subgenital plate, (a, left phallomere; b, median phallomere; c, right phallomere; d, associate sclerite, dorsal view).