Abstract
This contribution describes a new species of Litopeltis from Brazil, L. teresopolitensis sp. n., which shows similarities with L. paineirensis Lopes & Oliveira, 2010 and L. ribeiropretano Lopes & Oliveira, 2010. It differs in characters of morphology genitalia and configuration, with the median sclerite bearing microspines on the sclerotic apex. A map showing the geographic distribution of the Brazilian species and a key to males of the other species of the genus are also presented.
Highlights
The genus Litopeltis was described by Hebard (1920), based on material from Colombia
Lopes and Oliveira (2010) have determined that in Brazil, members of the genus are present in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Mato Grosso
The specimens were compared with other specimens of Litopeltis deposited in the Blattodea Collection of the Museu Nacional of Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ), and with descriptions in the literature
Summary
The genus Litopeltis was described by Hebard (1920), based on material from Colombia. The position of Litopeltis is in the Epilamprinae, differing from Colapteroblatta in its size and poorly defined ocelli, as well as from Mioblatta in its size, absence of tomentosity, unspotted pronotum and spiked femurs (Roth 1971). Lopes and Oliveira (2010) have determined that in Brazil, members of the genus are present in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Mato Grosso.
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