Dziriblatta (Pauciscleroblatta) cyprica, Bohn, 2020

Bohn, Horst, 2020, Revision of the genus Dziriblatta Chopard, 1936 (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Ectobiinae) II. The species of the subgenera Pauciscleroblatta and Monoscleroblatta, Zootaxa 4728 (3), pp. 301-333 : 305

2. Dziriblatta (Pauciscleroblatta) cyprica , spec. nov.

Figs. 2 A–N, 8A, B, 14, 15.

Etymology. The name of the species refers to its exclusive occurrence in Cyprus.

Material studied.

Type material. Cyprus. Holotype, ♂, Cyprus , Karpasia, 1.5 km N Patriki (= Tuzluca), 40 m, N 35°22’42” / E 34°00’04”, 40 m, 4.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (completely on two slides: Cy 38/1). ( ZSM, Coll. Bohn).

Additional material. Cyprus. 1♀, Pentadactylus Range, 2 km W Larnakas tis Lapithou (= Larnaka Kozan ), N 35°18’54” / E 33°07’40”, 350 m, 12.V.2004, leg. B. & H.Bohn (Cy 7) ; ex L: 1♂, 1L, Region of Pentadactylus Range, 2 km E Agios Dimitrianos, near Agios Amvrosios (E Kyrenia = Girne), N 35°21’01” / E 33°35’40, 50 m, 4.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (Cy 16a) ; ex L: 20♂, 7♀, 21L, Pentadactylus Range, 4 km E Orga (= Kayalar) (NW Myrtou = Çamlibel ), N 35°21’13” / E 33°03’51”, 50 m, 1.–6.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: 1♂, Cy 32/1) ; ex L: 3♂, 1♀, 6L, Pentadactylus Range, Elia (near Lapithos = Lapta ), N 35°19’56” / E 33°13’15”, 170 m, 2.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: 1♂, Cy 33/1) ; ex L: 2♂, 3L, Karpasia, 1.5 km W Gastria (= Kalecik) (S Patriki = Tuzluca ), N 35°20’35” / E 33°59’01, 13 m, 3.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: 1♂, Cy 34/1) ; 1L; ex L: 2♀, Karpasia, 2 km NE Aiqialousa (= Yenierenköy ), N 35°32’58 / E 34°12’28”, 45 m, 3.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (Cy 35) ; ex L: 1♀, Karpasia, btw. Aiqialousa (= Yenierenköy ) & Galinoporni (= Kaleburnu ), E slope of Mt. Pampoulos , N 35°32’15” / E 34°16’01”, 230 m, 3.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (Cy 36) ; ex L: 4♂, 2L, Karpasia, btw. Galinoporni (= Kaleburnu ) & Rizokarpaso (= Dipkarpaz ), N 35°33’00” / E 34°21’06, 30 m, 3.III.2005, leg. B. &H. Bohn (slide: 1♂, Cy 37/1) ; 4♂; ex L: 29♂, 15♀, same data as holotype (slides: ♂, Cy 38/2 ,3–5,6,11–14; ♀, Cy 38/7–10); ex L : 1♀, Kantara Forest, S slope of Mt. Kairos (NW Komi Kebir = Büyükkonuk ), N 35°25’21” / E 33°58’21”, 230 m, 4.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (Cy 39) ; ex L: 1♂, 1♀, Kantara Forest, N slope of Mt. Kairos (NW Komi Kebir = Büyükkonuk ), N 35°25’45” / E 33°58’22”, 220 m, 4.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: 1♂, Cy 40/1) ; exL: 4♂, 7♀, 4L, Region of Kantara Forest, 2.5 km ENE Davlos (= Kaplica), N 35°26’03” / E 33°55’48”, 3 m, 4.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: 1♂, Cy 41/1) ; ex L: 16♂, 1L, Region of Kantara Forest, 2 km E Panagia Pergamiotissai (12 km WSW Davlos = Kaplica ), N 35°24’42” / E 33°48’54”, 4.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: 1♂, Cy 42/1) ; ex L: 4♂, 1♀, 2L, Penta- dactylus Range—Kantara Forest, N slope of Pass btw. Agios Nikolaos & Lefkonoiko (= Geçitkale ), N 35°20’35” / E 33°42’48”, 200 m, 4.III.2005, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: 1♂, Cy 43/1) . ( ZSM, Coll. Bohn).

Description. Size. Length of pronotum in male 1.89–2.18 mm, in holotye 2.08 mm (mean 2.10 mm), in female 2.50–2.56 mm (mean 2.53 mm); N 6/2.

Structures. Male. No remarkable differences to the preceding species in the characters of tegmina ( Figs. 2M, N ), T7 gland ( Figs. 2 D–G), glandular pores ( Figs. 2A , H–J) and scale sclerites ( Fig. 8B ); but S9 slightly broader, right border of the posterior lobe in the distal two thirds obliquely concave, in a distinct angle curving into the straight, longitudinally oriented basal third of the border ( Fig. 8A ).

Colouration. In both sexes very similar to Dz. (P.) galilaeana ( Figs. 2 A–D, K–N).

Distribution. Northern Cyprus, in a narrow band along the northern coast and on the Karpas peninsula, at rather low altitudes of 40–250 m ( Figs. 14 , 15 ).

Remarks. In view of the agreement in most characters between Dz. (P.) galilaeana and Dz. (P.) cyprica it might appear unjustified to consider them as separate species only on account of the apparently small differences in the shape of the subgenital plate. However, among most (six of nine) of the subgenera of Dziriblatta the subgenital plate shows quite little variation in its shape; the right border of the posterior lobe is in its distal part oblique, straight or very slightly convex or concave and rather smoothly curving into the border of the anterior lobe. Two subgenera (Autumnoblatta and Macaroblatta) have strongly diverging subgenital plates, in the third respective subgenus (Blattantis, with only one species) the subgenital plate is very similar to that of Dz. (P.) cyprica ( Bohn 2019, fig. 5M). In view of the low variability of this character among the subgenera the deviating shape of the subgenital plate in Dz. (P.) cyprica cannot be seen as an unimportant small difference inappropriate for species separation.

Figures

FIGURE 2 A–N. Structures of Dziriblatta (Pauciscleroblatta) cyprica, L, N female, all other figures male. A: T2 (and anterior part of T3), anteriorly on both sides with a field of glandular pores (arrows), tr transversal ridge; B: T5; C: T6, dark area mesally at posterior border is a remnant of the intersegmental membrane; D: T7, with gl gland; E–G: T7 gland, f membraneous field with forceps bristles, p bilobed glandular pouch; H, I: fields of glandular pores from the right side of T2; J: area with numerous rather large glandular pores mesally near the anterior border of T9; K, L: thoracal nota of male (K) and female (L); M, N: left tegmen of male (M) and female (N).—Enlargements: Same scale for A–D, for E–G, and for H,I.—Identifications: A–E,H,J,K (holotype, Cy 38/1), F (Cy 32/1), I (Cy 38/2), L (Cy 38/7), M (Cy 38/5), N (Cy 38/6).

FIGURE 8 A–H. Male subgenital plate (A,C,E,G) and scale sclerites (B,D,F,H) of species of subgenus Pauciscleroblatta, dorsal view. A, B: Dz. (P.) galilaeana; C, D: Dz. (P.) cyprica; E, F: Dz. (P.) habbachii; G, H: Dz. (P.) stenoptera. Subgenital plate and corresponding scale sclerites from the same specimen, but partly in different orientation. Abbreviations: 1–4 numbers of scale sclerites, ea endophallus apodem, cs cleft sclerite of ‘right’ phallomere, in B lying above scale sclerite no. 2, rb, lb left and right border of S9, s stylus.—Identifications: A,B (Cy 38/2), C,D (Is 3/5), E,F (Al 32b/5), G,H (holotype, Tu 7/1).

FIGURE 14. Distribution of Dziriblatta (Pauciscleroblatta) cyprica in Cyprus.

FIGURE 15. Localities and their numbers to the distribution of Dziriblatta (Pauciscleroblatta) cyprica in Cyprus.