Leuropeltis hebardi Gutiérrez, 1999

Lopes, Sonia Maria & Khouri, Andréa, 2010, Description of a new species and first records of two species of Leuropeltis Hebard, 1921 (Blattellidae, Pseudophyllodromiinae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 2545, pp. 33-38 : 36-38

Leuropeltis hebardi Gutiérrez, 1999

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Brazilian collections (14 specimens): 1 3 5 Ƥ, Rondônia, Vilhena, November 1973, Oliveira & Alvarenga colls.; 1 3, Mato Grosso, Sinop, October 1975, Roppa & Alvarenga colls.; 2 3, Mato Grosso, Sinop, September 1974, Alvarenga & Roppa colls. (in blade); 3 3 1 Ƥ, Mato Grosso, Sinop, October 1974, Alvarenga & Roppa colls.; 1 Ƥ, Espírito Santo, Parque Sooretama, Serra da Bocaina, 10/I/1979, Newton Santos col. (MNRJ).

This species previously was known from Bolivia and Paraguay.

Discussion. The species is similar to L. hebardi Gutirrez, 1999 by the configuration of the median projection on the apex of the subgenital plate, but differs in the configuration of the median sclerite.

Acknowledgments.

We thank the Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), project “Preservação e Guarda do Acervo do Departamento de Entomologia do Museu Nacional/UFRJ E-26/110.154/2007, for logistical support.

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 3. Leuropeltis spp. 2. L. atopa Hebard, 1921 (19 – 22 mm). 3. L. hebardi Gutiérrez, 1999 (20 – 23 mm).