Sunday, March 24, 2024

[Entomology • 2021] Bundoksia sibuyania (Blattodea: Blattidae) • A New sexually dimorphic Cockroach from the Philippines


Bundoksia sibuyania Lucañas, 2021
Bundoksia rufocercata (Shelford, 1910) 
 

ABSTRACT
A new blattid genus, Bundoksia gen. nov. is described based on the Philippine species, Cartoblatta rufocercata (Shelford, 1910). Bundoksia rufocercata comb. nov. is proposed and redescribed, and a new species, B. sibuyania sp. nov. is described. The new genus possesses some characters present from Archiblattinae and Blattinae. A key is provided for Archiblattinae and sexually dimorphic Blattinae genera.
 
KEYWORDS: Archiblattinae, Blattinae, new combination, new genus, new species, sexual dimorphism



 
Cristian C. Lucañas. 2021. Bundoksia gen. nov. (Dictyoptera: Blattodea: Blattidae), A New sexually dimorphic Cockroach from the Philippines. Journal of Natural History. 55(15-16); 1009-1020. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1928317