Thursday, January 28, 2021

[Entomology • 2021] Review of Indian Allacta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 (Blattodea: Ectobiidae: Pseudophyllodromiinae), with Description of Three New Species


Allacta jcenpro 
Senraj, Packiam, Prabakaran, Lucanas & Jaiswal, 2021


Abstract
The known species of Allacta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 in India are reviewed. Three new species, A. jcenpro sp. nov., A. vellimalai sp. nov., and A. kollimalai sp. nov., are described. All are placed under hamifera species group. The new species can be differentiated from other members of hamifera species group by the pronotal and facial markings, the structure of the male genitalia and other morphological characters. Additional reports to A. kalakadensis Prabakaran & Senraj 2019 and A. figurata (Walker, 1871) are provided. A key to the known species of Indian Allacta is provided.
 
Keywords: Blattodea, Allacta jcenpro, A. kollimalai, A. vellimalai, Tamil Nadu, Taxonomy



M. Senraj, S Maria Packiam, S. Prabakaran, Cristian C. Lucanas and Deepa Jaiswal. 2021. Review of Indian Allacta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 (Blattodea: Ectobiidae: Pseudophyllodromiinae), with Description of Three New Species. Zootaxa. 4920(2); 254–266. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.2.6