Leuropeltis atopa Hebard, 1921

Lopes, Sonia Maria & Khouri, Andréa, 2010, Description of a new species and first records of two species of Leuropeltis Hebard, 1921 (Blattellidae, Pseudophyllodromiinae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 2545, pp. 33-38 : 35-36

Leuropeltis atopa Hebard, 1921

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Brazilian collections (20 specimens): 3 3, São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Fazenda da Pedra, Rio Tamandu, 5–8 December 1953, Travassos & Zago colls.; 73, Mato Grosso, Vera, October 1973, Roppa & Alvarenga colls.; 1 3, Mato Grosso, Bodoquena, November 1941, Comissão Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, No. 160; 4 3, Mato Grosso, Sinop, 1233S, 5537`W, Highway BR 163, km 500–600, 350 m, October 1975, Roppa & Alvarenga colls.; 3 3, same locality and collectors, October 1974; 2 3, Mato Grosso, Salobra, January 1941, Comissão Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, No. 161.

This species previously was known only from French Guiana.

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 3. Leuropeltis spp. 2. L. atopa Hebard, 1921 (19 – 22 mm). 3. L. hebardi Gutiérrez, 1999 (20 – 23 mm).