Cariblatta sp. 3

Lu, Wenhua, Valentine, Barry D., Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E. & Gutiérrez, Esteban, 2014, Ecology and Diversity of Cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattaria) from the Virgin Islands, Insecta Mundi 2014 (349), pp. 1-32 : 15

11. Cariblatta sp. 3 , NEW RECORD ( Fig. 10 )

Diagnosis. Female adult 12 mm, elongate and narrow, with full tegmina; uniformly pale reddishorange, with antennae of similar color; pronotum without spots or bars; costal cell of tegmina with inner margin pale like legs, but not white and therefore not as contrasting as in Cariblatta sp. 2 (Species 10); 7–8 costal veins thickened, clubbed radiate reddish; cerci entirely pale brown with each article weakly darker at base; underside mostly reddish brown, with lateral and posterior margins of each segment narrowly paler; venter and legs without black spots.

Comments. This species is slightly redder than its two congeners and superficially resembles Symploce ruficollis (Species 20) in color and size. It is known from one apparently gravid female collected by sweeping roadside vegetation (C. Bartlett, pers. comm. 2009); new collecting efforts, especially for males, will better define its taxonomic status.

Figures

Figures 8–12. Blattellidae. 8) Cariblatta antiguensis female adult from Tortola Island and nymph from Guana Island. 9) Cariblatta sp. 2 from Tortola Island. 10) Cariblatta sp. 3 from Tortola Island. 11) Euthlastoblatta facies adult and nymph from Guana Island. 12) Nyctibora lutzi adult and nymph from Guana Island (all specimens in BDVC).