Anaplectoidea indica, Senraj & Babu & Subramanian, 2025

Senraj, M., Babu, R. & Subramanian, K. A., 2025, New record of the genus Anaplectoidea Shelford, 1906 (Blattodea: Pseudophyllodromiidae: Anaplectoidinae) from India, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 5693 (3), pp. 423-431 : 427

Anaplectoidea indica sp. nov.

Figures 2A–K

Type material. HOLOTYPE: male, Roro river , near Kandiyang, 22.770744N, 85.373445E, 429msl, West Singhbhum Dt., Jharkhand, INDIA, 15 July 2021, Coll. Boni Amin Laskar & Party, Reg. No. ZSI/SRC/I/B-933 .

Etymology. This species epithet means the type country.

Differential diagnosis. Anaplectoidea indica sp. nov. can be easily differentiated from other species in this genus by following characters: Male hind wings with 5 oblique cubitus veins, 3 pseudocomplete branches and 2 incomplete branches. Two of the pseudocomplete branches are further divided at apical end ( Fig. 2C ). In the male genitalia both paraproct apices are spiny, left paraproct is curved like a hook ( Fig. 2F ), the median phallomere apex bears 5 spines, with spine size marginally increasing from apex to base ( Fig. 2J ).

Description. Male: Body dark brown. Vertex exposed, interocular distance shorter than the inter-antennal distance. Ocelli present above the antennal socket. Frons light brown. Maxillary palps light yellowish; 4 th and 5 th palpomeres equal in length; 5 th palpomere slightly darker and enlarged, 3 rd palpomere longer than 4 th and 5 th palpomeres.

Pronotum subparabolic with hyaline lateral margins. Tegmina and hind wings fully developed, reaching beyond the abdomen, tegmen yellowish brown. Hind wing cubitus vein with 3 pseudocomplete branches: branches 1 and 2 forked at apical end, branches 2 and 3 connected by a crossvien, and 2 incomplete branches; appendicular field occupies 28-29% of the wing length ( Fig. 2C ). Front femur Type A 2, with 5-6 proximal stout spines followed by a row of uneven small spines, terminating with 2 large spines increases in size distally ( Fig. 2D ). Pulvilli present on all tarsomeres of all legs. Tarsal claws strongly dentate and symmetrical; arolium present ( Fig. 2G ).

Abdominal tergum T 7 modified with a pair of setae at middle, separated ( Fig. 2E ). Supraanal plate yellowish brown. Paraprocts asymmetrical, both edges spiny, left paraproct curved like a hook; cerci symmetrical ( Fig. 2F ). Subgenital plate symmetrical, styli short, rounded and symmetrical, hind margin of subgenital plate with a lobe positioned at the mid region of the stylus ( Fig. 2H ). Genital hook positioned to the left. Median phallomere apex modified with 5 spines increased in size from apex to base; right phallomere as in Fig. 2K .

Female: Unknown

Measurements (mm). Male: total length: 6.80; tegmina: 5.60; pronotum: 1.47 x 2.26; body length: 5.80.

Distribution. India: Jharkhand.

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FIGURE 2. Anplectoidea indica sp. nov. Male. A) habitus, dorsal view. B) ventral view. C) hind wing. D) front femur. E) seventh abdominal tergum. F) supraanal plate, ventral view. G) tarsal claw. H) subgenital plate, ventral view. I) genital hook. J) median phallomere. K) right phallomere.