Pseudomops interceptus (Burmeister, 1838)

Núñez-Bazán, Reinier, Estrada-Álvarez, Julio Cesar, Sormani, Carlo G. & Osorio-Beristain, Marcela, 2021, New data on Blaberoidea Saussure, 1864 (Insecta: Blattodea) from Morelos, Mexico, with a new species and a checklist of cockroaches for the state, Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 47 (4), pp. 689-708 : 700-701

Pseudomops interceptus (Burmeister, 1838)

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Blatta intercepta Burmeister, 1838: 497 [species description?] [ Mexiko (TL)].

Mentioned in Saussure 1862: 168 (description of both sex) [as Thyrsocera tolteca ] [sp. n.] [ Mexico calida (TL)] [sin. Jun. de P. oblongata sensu Brunner von Wattenwyl 1865: 123 ]; Brunner von Wattenwyl 1865: 412 [as Thyrsocera oblongata ] [sin. n. Blatta intercepta and Thyrsocera tolteca ]; Shelford 1908: 4 [as Pseudomops intercepta ] [Central America, Honduras].

Type material. Holotype Blatta intercepta Burmeister, 1838 ( ESIZH? or lost); male lectotype, 4 males and 1 female paralectotypes of Thyrsocera tolteca Saussure, 1862 ; H de Saussure col. ( MHNG), revised ( Figs. 6a, 6b ).

Material examined. 1 female from: Mexico, Morelos, Cuernavaca , 2 da Privada de los Pinos, Cuernavaca, Morelos; VI /2020; Reinier Núñez coll. ( CER). 1 female from: Mexico, Malinalco , El Platanar, entre flores; 25/VII/2005; Lidia Ordoñez coll. ( CER) . 1 male from: Morelos, Jiutepec , Zn. Industrial CIVAC ; 27/VIII/2012; Mauricio coll. ( CER) .

Note. This species exhibit great chromatic variability, for a correct identification it is necessary to review the tergal glands ( Figs. 8a, 8b ), styles ( Fig. 8c ), paraproctus ( Fig. 8d ) and sclerites of genitalia in male ( Figs. 8 e- 8g), for females it is necessary to review the valve complex ( Fig. 8i ). The female from Cuernavaca has a chocolate-colored face and an orange front, which is the darkest melanic form ( Fig. 8h ). Generally, the face of P. interceptus representatives have a red or orange face.

Distribution. Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras.

Distribution in Mexico. Chiapas, Mexico City, Guerrero, Estado de México, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz, Morelos: Mpty. Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca; Mpty. Cuautla, La Heroica e Histórica Cuautla; Mpty. Yautepec de Zaragoza, San Diego Atlihuayán; Mpty. Jiutepec, Zn. Industrial CIVAC.

Figures

Figure 8. Pseudomops interceptus (Burmeister). 8a-8g. Male from Morelos: Jiutepec, Zn. Industrial CIVAC. 8a. Detail of T-3, T-4. 8b. Detail of T-8, T-9. 8c. Subgenital plate in dorsal view, see the modifications of styles. 8d. Supra-anal plate and cercus, see the paraproctus and apex of Ls-a. 8e-8g. Sclerites of male genitalia. 8e. L2vm, see the absence of L2d. 8f. L3. 6g. R2+3. 8h-8i. Female of Morelos, Cuernavaca, Sta. MarÍa Ahuac. 8h. Detail of rostrum, see the melanic form. 8i. Valvar complex. / 8a- 8g. Macho de Morelos: Jiutepec, Zn. Industrial CIVAC. 8a. Detalle de T-3, T-4. 8b. Detalle de T-8, T-9. 8c. Lámina subgenital en vista dorsal, ver las modificaciones en los estilos. 8d. Lámina supra-anal y cerco, ver los paraproctos y el ápice de Ls-a. 8e-8g. Escleritos de los genitales del macho. 8e. L2vm, ver la ausencia de L2d. 8f. L3. 6g. R2+3. 8h-8i. Hembra de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Sta. MarÍa Ahuac. 8h. Detalle del rostrum, ver la forma melánica. 8i. CompleJo valvar.

Figures 6-7. 6. Male genitalia sclerites of Cahita nahua (Saussure) from Cuernavaca, Morelos. 6a. L1. 6b. L2d and L2vm. 6c. L3. 6d. R1. 6e. R2. 6f. R3. 7. Caloblatta sp. near C. lampra Hebard from Huautla Estación CEAMISH. / 6. Escleritos genitales del macho de Cahita nahua (Saussure) de Cuernavaca, Morelos. 6a. L1. 6b. L2d y L2vm. 6c. L3. 6d. R1, 6e. R2. 6f. R3. 7. Caloblatta sp. cercana a C. lampra Hebard de Huautla Estación CEAMISH.