No. 37. Nymphrytria (Nymphrytria) mirabilis Shelford, 1911

Figs. 2F,G, 12G,H, 13A

Nymphrytria mirabilis Shelford, 1911: 9, pl. 1/fig. 4.

Nymphrytria mirabilis: Chopard 1929: 351, figs. 97–100; Princis 1962: 72; Chopard 1954: 10.

Material studied: 1♂, 1♀, [Algeria], Erg er Raoui, Hassi Tinouradj, 23. V .47; 1♀, Béni-Abbés, 8. III .50. (M. Paris).

C. Subgenus Leiopteroblatta Chopard, 1969, stat. nov.

Type species. Leiopteroblatta monodi Chopard, 1969

Diagnosis. Distinguished from the other subgenera by the shortened wings and the spineless midtibia.

Male characters. Wings: strongly shortened and veinless, scarcely supassing the abdominal end.—Tibia armament: armament of fronttibia [1.5.0]; midtibia slightly flattened, without any spine [0.0.0]; hindtibia distinctly broadened and flattened, ventrally with a row of 4 long spines including one apical spine, dorsally at the end of the tibia with a second apical spine [0.2.3], but no proper dorsal spines.—Subgenital plate: presumably without stronger bristles (specimen not available for making microscopical preparations).—Right phallomere: Type 5b, Fig. 13B.

Female: unknown.

Number of species: 1 (No. 38).