Redescription of Periplanetaarabica (Bey-Bienko, 1938) (Blattodea, Blattidae), with a comparative analysis of three species of Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838 (sensu stricto)

Xin-Xing Luo; Qian-Qian Li; Alireza Zamani; Yan-Li Che; Zong-Qing Wang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1146.90817

Redescription of Periplanetaarabica (Bey-Bienko, 1938) (Blattodea, Blattidae), with a comparative analysis of three species of Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838 (sensu stricto)

Zookeys. 2023 Feb 9:1146:165-183. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1146.90817. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Xin-Xing Luo¹, Qian-Qian Li¹, Alireza Zamani², Yan-Li Che¹, Zong-Qing Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China Southwest University Chongqing China.
² Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI-20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland University of Turku Turku Finland.

Abstract

The blattid cockroach Periplanetaarabica (Bey-Bienko, 1938) has been poorly understood since its original description. In this study, male and female (including nymph) of P.arabica are paired using DNA barcoding, and their morphological characters (including both external characteristics and genitalia) are described. A detailed comparative morphological study of this species and the closely related Periplanetaamericana (Linnaeus, 1758) and Periplanetalateralis Walker, 1868 was carried out to explore phylogenetically relevant characters.

Keywords: Blattid cockroach; DNA barcoding; Shelfordella; female genitalia; habitat adaptation; male genitalia; sexual dimorphism; taxonomy.

Xin-Xing Luo, Qian-Qian Li, Alireza Zamani, Yan-Li Che, Zong-Qing Wang.