Balta Tepper, 1893

Che, Yanli, Chen, Li & Wang, Zongqing, 2010, Six new species of the genus Balta Tepper (Blattaria, Pseudophyllodrominae) from China, Zootaxa 2609, pp. 55-67 : 55-56

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.197769

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6200776

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scientific name

Balta Tepper, 1893
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Balta Tepper, 1893 View in CoL

Mareta Bolívar, 1895: 371 .

Supellina Chopard, 1921: 760 View in CoL . Allactina Hebard, 1929: 18 .

Hebardula Uvarov, 1939: 457 .

Type species: Balta epilamproides Tepper, 1893:39

Vertex with interocular space slightly less than or about the same as distance between antennal sockets. Pronotum subelliptical and flattened, concealing head and mesonotum, with anterior margin nearly truncate and middle of posterior margin slightly convex. Tegmina and hind wings usually fully developed and reaching well beyond end of abdomen, hind wings shorter than tegmina. Tegmen with longitudinal or sublongitudinal discoidal sectors. Hind wing with costal veins clubbed or thickened distally, or not; medial vein straight and usually simple, rarely with branches; cubital vein with complete branches, incomplete branches generally absent, apical triangle present but small. Front femur of Type C2 (anteroventral margin stout proximal spines absent, a row of piliform spinules present, terminating in 2 stout spines), rarely of Type B3 (anteroventral margin of front femur with 3 proximal spines followed by a row of piliform spinules, terminating in 3 large apical spines) or another type; pulvilli present on 4 proximal tarsomeres, tarsal claws strongly asymmetrical and unspecialized, arolia present. Male: abdominal terga unspecialized. Supraanal plate transverse, middle of apical margin slightly concave or convex, symmetrical, right and left paraprocts similar or asymmetrical, without spinelike processes. Subgenital plate symmetrical or slightly asymmetrical, apical margin with Vshaped incision in middle, styli widely separated, each in a posterolateral corner of plate. Genital hook on right side.

Distribution. Oriental, Australian, African and Palaearctic Region.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Blattodea

Family

Ectobiidae

Loc

Balta Tepper, 1893

Che, Yanli, Chen, Li & Wang, Zongqing 2010
2010
Loc

Hebardula

Uvarov 1939: 457
1939
Loc

Allactina

Hebard 1929: 18
1929
Loc

Supellina

Chopard 1921: 760
1921
Loc

Mareta Bolívar, 1895: 371

Bolivar 1895: 371
1895
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