identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03FDDB57FFD3FF86FF5E5B90FB80FD25.text	03FDDB57FFD3FF86FF5E5B90FB80FD25.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lamproblatta neuque Herrera & Martino & Sanabria & Rebolledo 2026	<div><p>Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov.</p><p>Holotype: COLOMBIA, 1 male, Cundinamarca Department, Bogota Distrito Capital, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-74.0658&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.604134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -74.0658/lat 4.604134)">nearby Centro Deportivo Uniandes La Gata Golosa</a>, 2600 masl, Lat: 4.604134N, Long: - 74.065800W collected manually, Sept 19–20, 2023, E. Realpe &amp; P. Realpe leg. (ANDESE-31116)</p><p>Female Paratype: COLOMBIA, 1 female, Cundinamarca Department, Bogota Distrito Capital, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-74.0658&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.604134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -74.0658/lat 4.604134)">nearby Centro Deportivo Uniandes La Gata Golosa</a>, 2600 masl, Lat: 4.604134 N, Long: - 74.065800 W collected manually, Sept 19–20, 2023, E. Realpe &amp; P. Realpe leg. (ANDESE-31117)</p><p>Paratypes: same as holotype. Date collected: 3 females, Oct 10, 2018, M. Sánchez-Herrera &amp; E. Realpe leg.; (ANDESE 31122, 31123, 31124, [DNA voucher LAMP02, LAMP03, LAMP04]. 2 females, 1 male nymph, Oct 16, 2018 M. Sánchez-Herrera &amp; E. Realpe leg. (ANDESE 31129, 31120, 31121); 1 male, 3 females Sept 19–20, 2023. P. Realpe &amp; E. Realpe leg. (ANDESE 31118 [DNA voucher LAMP10], 31119, 31120, 31127)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>This species largely conforms to the diagnostic characters proposed by Roth (2003) for Lamproblatta . It is apterous, with a general body structure typical of the genus. The anteroventral margin of the fore femur bears a row of spines that are approximately equal in length, with the proximal spines more widely spaced than the distal ones. This spine row ends in two distinctly larger spines (Figure 2). Pulvilli are present on the first four proximal tarsomeres. In males the first hind tarsomere is distinctly inflated (Figure 3), a condition also observed in Lamproblatta flavomaculata and L. mimetes . In contrast, the female paratype has a non-inflated first tarsomere (Figure 3), resembling the condition found in L. romani and females of L. albipalpus . The tarsal claws are symmetrical and simple, with well-developed arolia (Figure 3).</p><p>In males, the subgenital plate is symmetrical or slightly asymmetrical, bearing two widely spaced cylindrical styli (Figure 4). The supra-anal plate exhibits a prominent white macula. In females, the subgenital plate is valvular (Figure 5).</p><p>Based on the palpal morphology used by Rehn (1930) to define two species groups (later formalized by Roth 2003) Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov. aligns with the meridionalis species group (Figure 3). Members of this group have slender palpi, with the penultimate segment narrowing basally and the antepenultimate segment proportionally thinner than that of L. albipalpus . The subgenital plate bears unequal styli, as also seen in L. albipalpus, L. romani, and L. meridionalis .</p><p>Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov. can be distinguished from the closely related L. antoni and L. albipalpus by the shape of the supra-anal plate and the structure of the male genitalia. In L. neuque, the supra-anal plate is trapezoidal and features two conspicuous sockets (one anterior and one posterior) and a notably more prominent white macula in the posterior half (Figure 4).</p><p>The supra-anal plate is morphologically similar to those of L. romani and L. ancistroides . However, L. neuque sp. nov. uniquely possesses a specialized tergal gland on the male supra-anal plate (Figure 6), comparable to that observed in Lamproglandifera flavoglandis . In the latter, this gland bears a distinct patch of yellowish setae oriented anteriorly and medially (Roth, 2003). In contrast, the gland of L. neuque sp. nov. appears to be smaller (Figure 6).</p><p>A further distinctive feature is found in abdominal tergites VII–X (Figure 7). The posterior margin of tergite VII bears two slight lateral projections, with a shallow concavity between them. Tergite VIII lacks these projections and displays a uniformly shallow concavity along its posterior edge. Tergite IX is distinctly diagnostic, with a Wshaped posterior margin, a character not observed in other known species of Lamproblatta and likely associated with the underlying tergal gland structure (Figures 4 and 7). The male genitalia exhibit the typical L3 phallomere morphology of the genus, but the L2d phallomere possesses a uniquely c-shaped hook, a feature not recorded in other species (Figures 8).</p><p>Although the presence of the specialized tergal gland may suggest placement within Lamproglandifera, our molecular results (see below, Figure 9) are inconclusive regarding the phylogenetic position of Lamproglandifera within Lamproblattidae . Mitochondrial DNA fragments from L. neuque sp. nov. are more closely related to other Lamproblatta species than to Lamproglandifera (Figure 9). Given this molecular evidence and the morphological similarities, we adopt a conservative taxonomic approach and assign this species to Lamproblatta, pending a broader phylogenetic and taxonomic revision of the family.</p><p>The variability of tergal gland specializations within Blattodea has been previously documented (Roth 1969), further justifying caution in taxonomic reassignment based solely on this character.</p><p>A further diagnostic feature is found in the ootheca morphology. The keel of the ootheca in L. neuque sp. nov. is tall with well-defined serrations and a distinct shape that differs from those of L. romani and L. albipalpus (Roth 1971) . As in other Lamproblatta, the keel forms an air chamber by the fusion of both halves, with small, regularly spaced openings aligned over each egg (Roth 1971). Given these structural differences, the ootheca provides valuable species-level diagnostic characters for L. neuque sp. nov (Figure 10).</p><p>Etymology:</p><p>This name was proposed by the alumni Camilo Gómez Garzón of La Universidad de los Andes who won the internal naming contest launched by the authors and the Science Faculty within the university. This contest aimed to make this species description process more inclusive to all members of the university community and improve their sense of biodiversity appreciation. Overall, we received a total of 40 name proposals and after a careful consideration of the authors and representatives of the Science faculty as the selection committee his proposed name won. For more information about the application process please follow this link: https://ciencias.uniandes.edu.co/ index.php/51-noticias-de-investigacion/516-nombra-la-especie-uniandina.</p><p>The word “ neuque ” is a Muisca toponym associated with the Arzobispo River, a river that runs through a large part of Bogotá, and it is believed to be the name that the Muisca inhabitants of the Bogotá savanna gave to this river.</p><p>Description of the Holotype</p><p>Measurements (mm): Total length 18.2, pronotum length 4, pronotum width 6, supra-anal plate: base width 0.81, tip width 0.18.</p><p>Coloration: Dorsally reddish-dark brown, ventral coloration is generally reddish-brown, darkening towards the sides. Polished integument with some short setae and barbs on the posterior segments.</p><p>Head: Antennae very long, filiform, and extend beyond the abdomen (Figure 1). Scape is robust, three times longer than the pedicel, flagellum long and multi-ringed (Figure 2). The interocular space is slightly wider than the interantennal space, and the space between ocelli is slightly less than a mm. Compound eyes are small, black, oval-shaped, barely distinguishable from the very dark reddish-brown epicranium (Figure 2). Ocelli (fenestrae) are yellowish, elliptical touching the bases of the antennae but not the edges of the eyes. Frons amber, clypeus and labrum yellowish (Figure 2). Maxillary palps are long and light. Distal palpomere yellowish with a lateral dilation resembling a half-moon (Figure 2). Labial palps small, barely observable at the base of the maxillary palps.</p><p>Thorax: Pronotum large, twice the length of the mesonotum, which extends postero-laterally in a subparabolic shape (partially visible head from the dorsal view, Figures 1, 2). Mesonotum and metanotum are proportionally equal with slight paranotal projections. Wings are absent. Legs are dark yellow on the ventral side. Anteroventral margin of the front femur type A 2 (Roth 2003), a row of 16 equally sized spines followed by a larger pre-apical spine and an even larger apical spine (Figure 2). Posterior ventral margin of the front femur with three distal spines and one apical spine. Genicular spine is absent. Pulvilli present on four basal tarsomeres, metatarsal pulvillus slender and not swollen, bordered on each side by short spines (Figure 3). The hind tarsomeres exhibit the following spination pattern: the first hind tarsomere is inflated and bears a ventral row of approximately 12 pairs of short to mediumlength spines, regularly arranged along the segment (Figure 3a, b). Around the midpoint (approximately the sixth pair, Figure 3b), a slight swelling is present, from which the spines diverge laterally toward the margins.Additionally, a developed pair of spines is present at the distal lateroventral region on each side (Figure 3). Tarsomeres II–IV are also slightly swollen and bear a pair of spines at the distal lateroventral region (Figure 3). Tarsal claws are simple, symmetrical. Arolia are present and small (Figure 3).</p><p>Abdomen: Abdominal tergites VII–X with distinct modifications (Figure 7a). Tergite VII with posterior margin bearing two slight lateral projections and a shallow median concavity (Figure 7a). Tergite VIII lacking lateral projections, with a uniformly shallow concavity along the posterior margin (Figure 7a). Tergite IX with a diagnostic W-shaped posterior margin, a unique feature within Lamproblatta (Figures 4, 7a).</p><p>Supra-anal plate and tergal gland: The supra-anal plate (tergite X) is symmetrical and trapezoidal in shape, with two shallow depressions located anteriorly and posteriorly, and a conspicuous white macula occupying the posterior half (Figure 4). The cerci insert latero-caudally at the plate‘s posterior corners, they are short, spindleshaped, composed of approximately 10 segments (Figure 7). While internal structures were not examined in cleared preparation, a distinct patch of specialized tergal gland setae are visible externally between tergites IX and X (Figures 4, 6a,b), indicating a similarity to the one that was found in Lamproglandifera (Figure 6C). This glandular structure is not reported in other Lamproblatta species and supports the unique status of Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov.</p><p>Subgenital plate: Slightly asymmetrical oval with an irregular caudal edge, carrying a small pair of unequal cylindrical styles (Figure 4).</p><p>Genitalia: Left phallomeres: Left phallomere (L, Figure 8b), in ventral view, phallomere L3 is long and slender with a geniculate hook at the end (similar in species of the genus) and bordered by a white membranous portion. L2d has a thick caudal projection and a conspicuous c-shaped or hook-shaped caudal process. Phallomere L1 is a simple flattened oval. Right phallomere s (R, Figure 8c), in ventral view, phallomere R 1 in its most distal portion has a sclerite perpendicular to the rounded basal with a more sclerotized edge. The perpendicular sclerite has a very small spine in the medial position. We acknowledge the need for more clearing processes of the genitalia to properly identify the distinct phallomeres.</p><p>Variation in the male paratypes</p><p>There is variation of total size across different stages in the development of the nymphs. See measurements for nymph males in mm: Total length 15 (+/- 0.4), pronotum length 4 (+/- 0.1), pronotum width 6 (+/- 0.15).</p><p>Description female paratype</p><p>Coloration: Coloration is slightly lighter, with the white spot on the supra-anal plate being notably evident (Figure 1).</p><p>Head, thorax and abdomen: Similar to males, except broader, particularly towards the abdomen (Figure 7b), where this characteristic is progressively more pronounced towards the caudal region. The female paratype shows a row of about 15 pairs of ventral spines on the first tarsomere, more prominent medially and slightly longer distally, with no apparent swelling or lateral displacement of the spines (Figure 3c). A pair of spines is also present at the distal lateroventral region in all tarsomeres (Figure 3c).</p><p>Supra-anal plate: No white spot, but it has a slightly lighter color compared to the other tergites on the rest of the abdomen, subtrapezoidal in shape with a concave posterior margin (Figure 5).</p><p>Subgenital plate: Symmetrical bivalve pyramid with a vertical groove in the center</p><p>(Figure 5).</p><p>Measurements (mm): Total length 18.5, pronotum length 5, pronotum width 6.6.</p><p>Ootheca: consistent with the general structure described for L. albipalpus (Lawson 1967), characterized by a prominent median keel and concave lateral margins (Figure 10). The keels of Lamproblatta oothecae are typically tall and bear well-defined serrations or teeth. An air chamber forms within the keel by the union of the two halves, and small, uniformly spaced openings are present in the floor of the keel above each egg (Roth 1971).</p><p>DNA Barcode Identification</p><p>We obtained the mitochondrial COI barcode gene for six specimens (4 females and 2 males; GenBank accession numbers PP358753–PP358756) and for Lamproglandifera flaviglandis (MCZ:Ent:35077), which is available via Zenodo [10.5281/zenodo.17202027]. Our reconstructed ML and BI trees were inconsistent in the position of Lamproglandifera; however, we recovered a well-supported clade Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov as sister to Lamproblatta albipalpus and an undetermined species of genus Lamproblatta (Figures 9b). The minimum joining network shows that there are 96 mutations between Lamproblatta albipalpus from French Guiana and Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov (Figure 9c). The pairwise distance between these two species is between ~0.22–0.27, while the pairwise distance among the individuals from Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov. is ~0.0015. The sequence obtained for Lamproglandifera flavoglandis was not very clean, which produced a lot of missing data increasing the genetic pairwise distance among the clades. However, the NJ tree suggests that Lamproglandifera seems to be closer to the L. albipalpus clade rather than the L. neuque sp. nov. clade (Figure 9d). Despite the uncertainty of the position of the family Lamproblattidae within the phylogenetic classification of Blattoidea, our barcoding results support that this new species belongs to the genus Lamproblatta (Figure 9), however new phylogenomic data can clear the phylogenetic relationships among the species within Lamproblattidae .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov. is distributed in Bogota‘s eastern hills (Los Cerros Orientales), which form part of the Andean eastern cordillera (Figure 11). This sets it apart from the compared species and other species reported in the northwestern region of South America and the Caribbean, which are typically found in lowlands, below 2000 meters above sea level. This species seems to be adapted to high elevations.</p><p>Biology</p><p>At the Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov. type locality area in the campus of the University of the Andes, we observed three very localized and consistent populations found under stacked decomposing logs (Figure 12), a result of campus maintenance activities. The largest log harbors the most significant colony, primarily composed of adult females, juveniles (nymphs), and a few males, to the extent that they were rarely found in several sampling attempts. Beneath the logs, there was a substantial amount of leaf litter and decomposing plant material, creating a microhabitat condition that favored their presence. Rarely did any specimens appear when searching in the surrounding leaf litter. This is the only location we have been able to find this species so we call for its protection, recent wildfires during the dry season in Bogota’s eastern hills (Los Cerros Orientales) might have an important impact on other populations of these roaches in undescribed locations for these species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FDDB57FFD3FF86FF5E5B90FB80FD25	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Herrera, Melissa Sánchez;Martino, Frasella De;Sanabria, Pablo Emilio Realpe;Rebolledo, Emilio Realpe	Herrera, Melissa Sánchez, Martino, Frasella De, Sanabria, Pablo Emilio Realpe, Rebolledo, Emilio Realpe (2026): New high elevation cockroach, Lamproblatta neuque sp. nov. (Dictyoptera: Lamproblattidae) from Colombia. Zootaxa 5782 (2): 313-329, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5782.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5782.2.4
