Rhabdoblattella, Anisyutkin, 2000

Wang, Zhenzhen, Yang, Rong & Wang, Zongqing, 2017, First record of Rhabdoblattella (Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) from China with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4294 (3), pp. 381-388 : 382-383

Key to males of Rhabdoblattella worldwide

1 Apical part of sclerite L2D cap-shaped, without spinous process ( Fig. 26 )....................................... 2

- Apical part of sclerite L2D irregular shape with a spinous process ( Figs. 13 & 22 )................................. 3

2 Abdomen sterna without spots, abdominal terga 1st–7th specialized, sclerite L3 without an outgrowth at the base of curved part ( Figs. 11–12 & 18)........................................................... Rhabdoblattella disparis sp. n.

- Abdomen sterna with dark dots, abdominal terga 1st–7th unspecialized, sclerite L3 with an outgrowth at the base of curved part......................................................................................... R. delicata

3 R3 of right phallomere strongly sclerotized ( Figs.13 , 24 & 28 ).................................................4

- R3 of right phallomere unsclerotized and scarcely visible........................................ R. cambodiensis

4 Apical part of sclerite L2D with a spinous process on the side ( Figs. 13 & 22 )..................................... 5

- Apical part of sclerite L2D with a spinous process near the middle.................................. R. vietnamensis

5 One third of median vein from base with dark spots, at the base of the anal vein without dark macula, pronotum posterior mar- gin without semicircular blotch ( Fig. 1 )........................................ Rhabdoblattella hainanensis sp. n.

- One third of median vein from base without dark spots, at the base of the anal vein with a dark macula near the dark semicircu- lar blotch on the posterior margin of pronotum ( Fig. 3 )........................................... .. R. annamensis

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 30. Male genitalia of Rhabdoblattella spp. 19 – 25 R. hannanensis sp. n. male holotype from Hainan, Limushan; 19 subgenital plate, dorsal view; 20 supra-anal plate and paraprocts, ventral view; 21 hind tarsus; 22 L 2 D, dorsal view; 23 front femur; 24 right phallomere, dorsal view; 25 L 3, dorsal view. 26 – 30 R. disparis sp. n. male holotype from Yunnan, Yinjiang, Nabang; 26 L 2 D, dorsal view; 27 front femur; 28 right phallomere, dorsal view; 29 subgenital plate, dorsal view; 30 L 3, dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 13 – 16. Male genitalia slide (OUM) of R. annamensis. 17 – 18. Habitat of R. hainanensis sp. n. 13 phallic sclerites, in dorsal view with a black arrow pointing the apical sclerite of L 2 D; 14 supra-anal plate and paraprocts, ventral view; 15 overall view of the slide; 16 subgenital plate (left style missing), dorsal view (Photographed by Katherine Child, copyright OUM, published with permission). 17 Habitat of R. hainanensis sp. n. in Mt. Limushan, 678 – 694 m, Hainan, photographed by Conlin McCat (= Xinran LI). 18 R. hainanensis sp. n. was found in shrub, photographed by Conlin McCat (= Xinran LI).

FIGURES 1 – 12. Rhabdoblattella spp. 1 – 2 R. hainanensis sp. n., male holotype from Hainan, Mt. Limushan; 3 – 5 R. annamensis, male LECTOTYPE (OUM) from southern Vietnam, photographed by Katherine Child copyright OUM, published with permission; 6 – 8 R. annamensis, female PARALECTOTYPE (OUM) from southern Vietnam, photographed by Katherine Child copyright OUM, published with permission; 9 – 10 R. disparis sp. n., female PARATYPE from Yunnan, Yinjiang, Nabang; 11 – 12 R. disparis sp. n., male HOLOTYPE from Yunnan, Yinjiang, Nabang.