Dziriblatta (Monoscleroblatta) aglandulosa, 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 : 311-312

3. Dziriblatta (Monoscleroblatta) aglandulosa , spec. nov.

Figs. 11 A–K, 18, 19, 20.

Etymology. The species name refers to the absence of a T7 gland.

Material studied.

Type material. Morocco. Holotype, 1♂, Morocco , Pays Zaër Zaïane, 7.5 km SE Ez-Zhiliga, 700 m, 7.IV.1998, B. & H.Bohn leg. (completely on two slides: Ma 136a/1). ( ZSM, Coll. Bohn).

Additional material. MOROCCO. 11♂, 17♀, 2O, Moyen Atlas , Barrage Bin-el-Ouidane, near Ouaouizarht, 900 m, 30.V.1989, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slides: ♂, Ma 91/1,6) ; 2♂, 12♀, 1O, Moyen Atlas , Balcon d’Ito (NW Azrou), 1400 m, 2.VI.1989, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slides: ♂, Ma 99/3; ♀, Ma 99/4); Pays Zaër Zaïane, 27 km S Oulmès, 1000 m, leg .

B. & H.Bohn: 1♂, 3♀, 5.V.1997 (slide: ♂, Ma 133/1); 7♂, 15♀, ex L: 2♀, 8.IV.1998 (slide: ♂, Ma 133a/1); Pays Zaër Zaïane, 5 km NW Taztot (27 km W Aguelmouss), 1050 m, leg. B. & H.Bohn: 17♀, 5.V.1997 (Ma 134); 16♂, 14♀, 4L, 8.IV.1998 (slide: ♂, Ma 134a/1); Pays Zaër Zaïane, Jbel Tafernennt (ca. 30 km E Ez-Zhiliga), 950 m, leg. B. & H.Bohn : 5♀, 2O, 5./ 6.V.1997 (Ma 135) / 28♂, 10♀; ex L: 1♂, 4♀, 2L, 8.IV.1998 (slide: ♂, 135a/1); Pays Zaër Zaïane , 7.5 km SE Ez-Zhiliga, 700 m, leg. B. & H.Bohn : 1♂, 20♀, 1L, 6.V.1997 (slides: ♀, Ma 136/2–7) / 16♂, 18♀, same date as holotype (slides: ♂, Ma 136a/2–4; ♀, Ma 136a/5,6); 1♂, 1L, Pays Zaër Zaïane, 7 km E Taztot (ca. 50 km NE Oued-Zem), 800 m, 8.IV.1998, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: ♂, Ma 211/1) ; 2♂, 7♀, Pays Zaër Zaïane , 6 km NE Taztot (ca. 50 km NE Oued-Zem), 925 m, 8.IV.1998, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: ♂, Ma 212/1) ; 13♂, 4♀, ex L: 3♀, 1L, Pays Zaër Zaïane , Aguelmouss (34 km NW Khénifra), 1100 m, 8.IV.1998, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: ♂, Ma 213/1) ; 9♂, 7♀, Pays Zaër Zaïane , 14 km SSW Oulmès, 800 m, 8.IV.1998, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slides: ♂, Ma 214/1,2) . ( ZSM, Coll. Bohn).

Description. Size. Length of pronotum in male 1.86–2.11, in holotype 2.05 mm (mean 1.99 mm), in female 3.8–4.0 mm (mean 3.88 mm); N 11/4.

Structures. Male. Tegmina very similar to the preceding species, separated by about half of their breadth, asymmetrically oval, broadest in the middle of their length ( Figs. 11D, E, H ); T7 gland completely missing ( Fig. 11C ).

Female. Tegmina rounded triangular as in the preceding species ( Figs. 11F, G ).

Colouration. Male ( Figs. 11 A–D, H).Very similar to the two preceding species, but T7 ( Fig. 11C ) without the lightly coloured transversal band present in the other species posteriorly of the glandular pouch ( Fig. 10 C–F). In one male from locality Ma 214 the usually uniformly dark areas were broken up into a pattern of dark markings on a lighter coloured background ( Figs. 11E, K ); since the rermaining eight males from the same locality had the usual dark colouration the case is counted as an aberration. Female. Discs of the thoracal nota often with rather large dark markings ( Figs. 11I, J ).

Figures

FIGURE 10 A–M. Structures of Dziriblatta (Monoscleroblatta) azruensis, male A–G,J,K, female H,I,L,M. A: T5; B: T6, the darker structure along the posterior broder is a remnant of the intersegmental membrane; C: T7 with gl gland; D–F: T7 gland, f forceps bristles, p bilobed pouch; G–I: thoracal nota of male (G, metanotum removed) and female (H,I showing range of pigmentation); J–M: left tegmen of male (J,K) and female (L,M).—Enlargements: Same scale for A–C and for D–F.—Identifications: A (Ma 98b/11), B (98b/11), C,J (Ma 98a/1), D (Ma 98b/10), E (Ma 98b/1), F (Ma 98a/1), G (Ma 98b/2), H (Ma 98b/13), I (Ma 98b/14), K (Ma 98b/4), L (Ma 98b/5), M (Ma 98b/6).

FIGURE 11 A–M. Structures of Dziriblatta (Monoscleroblatta) aglandulosa (A–K) and Dz. (M.) abdelazizi (L, M). Male tergites: A: T5; B: T6; C: T7, no gland present; D–G: left tegmen of male (D,E) and female (F,G); H–J: thoracal nota of male (H, metanotum removed) and female (I,J, showing the range of colouration); K: pronotum of a male with aberrantly light colouration, same specimen as in E. L, M: Left male tegmen of Dz. (M.) abdelazizi.—Enlargements: Same scale for A–C.—Identifications: A–D (holotype, Ma 136a/3), E,K (Ma 214/2), F (Ma 136a/6), G (Ma 136a/5), H (Ma 136a/1), I (Ma 136a/2), J (Ma 136/3), L (Ma 50/11), M (Ma 50/6).