Hemelytroblatta (Mollidentoblatta) chopardi (Uvarov, 1936) Bohn, 2024

Bohn, Horst, 2024, The spine armament of the legs as an important means for the characterisation of the genera of Corydiinae and their relationships (Blattodea, Corydiidae), Zootaxa 5482 (1), pp. 1-79 : 30

No. 19. Hemelytroblatta (Mollidentoblatta) chopardi (Uvarov, 1936) , comb. nov.

Figs. 8G,H

Heterogamodes chopardi Uvarov, 1936: 532 .

Arenivaga (Heterogamisca) chopardi : Bey-Bienko 1950: 320; Princis 1962: 70.

Heterogamisca chopardi : Grandcolas 1994a: 157; Grandcolas 1994b: 46, figs. 9–11.

Male characters. Wings:tegmina without subcosta lobe.—Femur armament:all femora without apical spine.—Tibia armament: [1.8.0][7.7.0][11.7.4], dorsal spines of hindtibia distributed in two groups (8+3). In Uvarov’s description the armament of mid- and hindtibia is erroneously stated as [7.6.0][11.6.4].—Tarsal arolia: absent.—Subgenital plate: without styli, Fig. 8G .—Right phallomere: Fig. 8H .

Female: Grandcolas 1994b, 46.

Material studied. Holotype, ♂, Arabia, Muwaih , 15.XI.1934, H.St.J.B.Philby (prep. Bo 1379). (M. London).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Subgenital plate (at the left, ventral view) and posterior part of the right phallomere (at the right, standard view) of male.—Species: A,B: Mollidentoblatta aethiopica, Holotype, Bo 1427; C,D: M. spec., Bo 1409; E,F: M. africana; (E) Bo 1331, (F) Is 26/1; G,H: M. chopardi, Holotype, Bo 1379. Phallomere type: Type 2 in all corresponding figures.—Explanations: R1M, R2, R3 sclerites of the right phallomere, MD main dent of R2, ue its upper etage; s stylus.—Enlargements: Scale 0.25 mm.