Macrostylopyga gen. nov., a new genus of cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattidae), with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa. 2013:3635:520-32. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3635.5.2.

Abstract

The genus Macrostylopyga gen. nov. and two species (M. grandis sp. nov. and M. bidupi sp. nov.) are described. A detailed morphological description with special attention to the male genitalic structures is provided. Some aspects of the evolution of wingless cockroaches are briefly discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cockroaches / anatomy & histology*
  • Cockroaches / classification*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Species Specificity