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| Nocticola baiguensis Nocticola cordiformis Nocticola appendiculata Li, Liu, Chen, Wei, Yue & Qiu, 2025 |
Abstract
Three new species of Nocticola Bolívar, 1982 from Guangxi Province, China are described: Nocticola baiguensis sp. nov., Nocticola cordiformis sp. nov., and Nocticola appendiculata sp. nov. Morphological features associated with the wings, the specialized abdominal tergum, and genitalia of these new species are described and illustrated in detail. A key to the recorded Nocticola species from China is provided in this paper.
Key words: Cave cockroach, epigean, identification key, new species, Nocticola, taxonomy
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| Habitats of Nocticola baiguensis sp. nov. from China A, B external environment of the Baigu Cave C, D N. baiguensis sp. nov. found on stone, surrounded by some animal feces E N. baiguensis sp. nov. found on rotting branch F nymphs of Nocticola baiguensis sp. nov. |
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| Habitats of Nocticola cordiformis sp. nov. from China A, B habitats of holotype specimen of N. cordiformis sp. nov. C adult of N. cordiformis sp. nov. on wood. Habitats of Nocticola appendiculata sp. nov. from China A habitats of N. appendiculata sp. nov. B nymphs and an adult of N. appendiculata sp. nov. on wood C N. appendiculata sp. nov., side view D female and male of N. appendiculata sp. nov. mating. |
Ting-Ting Li, De-Xing Liu, Jian Chen, Xiao-Ya Wei, Qiao-Yun Yue and De-yi Qiu. 2025. Three New Species of the Cockroach Genus Nocticola Bolívar, 1892 (Blattodea, Corydioidea, Nocticolidae) from China. ZooKeys 1232: 267-284. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1232.136907
