Anaplecta nigra Deng & Che, 2020

Zhu, Jing, Zhang, Jiawei, Luo, Xinxing, Wang, Zongqing & Che, Yanli, 2022, Three cryptic Anaplecta (Blattodea, Blattoidea, Anaplectidae) species revealed by female genitalia, plus seven new species from China, ZooKeys 1080, pp. 53-97 : 53

Anaplecta nigra Deng & Che, 2020

Figure 15G-I

Anaplecta nigra Deng & Che in Deng et al., 2020: 97-99.

Material examined.

China • 1 male (holotype) and 1 female (paratype); Xizang Prov., Linzhi City , Motuo County; 29°12.98'N, 95°10.23'E; 1822 m; 16 July 2016; Jian-Yue Qiu, Hao Xu leg.; SWU-B-B-A060192 and 060193 .

Female genitalia.

Supra-anal plate nearly symmetrical. Paraprocts broad, not extending to the posterior margin of supra-anal plate. Intercalary sclerite slender. First valve long. Second valve small, basally fused. Third valve broad. The anterior margin of anterior arch slightly sclerotized, extending forward to form two elongated triangles protruding. Basivalvula irregular, curled, with dense punctuations. Vestibular sclerite irregular, hind margin with two long spines (Fig. 15G, H ). Laterosternal shelf broad, slightly sclerotized, lateral margin straight (Fig. 15I ).

Distribution.

China (Xizang).

Figures

Figure 15. A-C Anaplecta truncatula Zhu & Che, sp. nov. paratype, female SWU-B-B-A 060094 D-F Anaplecta basalis Bey-Bienko, 1969. Female SWU-B-B-A 060182 G-I Anaplecta nigra Deng & Che, 2020. Paratype, female SWU-B-B-A 060193 J-L Anaplecta bicolor Deng & Che, 2020. Paratype, female SWU-B-B-A 060195 A, D, G, J supra-anal plate, ventral view B, E, H, K supra-anal plate, dorsal view C, F, I, L subgenital plate, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm. Abbreviations: a. a. anterior arch, bsv. basivalvula, cp. crosspiece, intc. s. intercalary sclerite, inst. f. intersternal fold, ltst. sh. laterosternal shelf, pp. paraprocts, pt. paratergites, v. I first valve, v. II second valve, v. III third valve, vst. s. vestibular sclerite.