Corydiinae

Caesar, Maram, Roy, Roger, Legendre, Frederic, Grandcolas, Philippe & Pellens, Roseli, 2015, Catalogue of Dictyoptera from Syria and neighbouring countries (Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan), Zootaxa 3948 (1), pp. 71-92 : 84-86

Subfamily: Corydiinae

Heterogamisca persica ( Chopard, 1921)

Polyphaga persica Chopard, 1921: 763 .

Arenivaga (Heterogamisca) persica ( Chopard, 1921) ; Princis, 1962: 68. Heterogamisca persica ( Chopard, 1921) ; Grandcolas, 1994b: 157. Geographical records: Iraq.

General distribution: Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan.

Type: Holotype NHM. Type locality: Iraq: (Perse, Quazvin, Mésopotamie). Ref: Princis, 1961 –1971: 68.

(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178078).

Heterogamisca simillima ( Chopard, 1929)

Heterogamodes simillima Chopard, 1929: 313 .

Arenivaga (Heterogamisca) simillima ( Chopard, 1921) ; Princis, 1962: 68. Geographical records: Jordan.

General distribution: From Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea. Type: Holotype NHM. Type locality: Jordan: Transjordanie. Ref: Princis, 1961 –1971: 68.

(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/common/basic/taxa.aspx/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178079)

Heterogamodes ursina ( Burmeister, 1838)

Heterogamia ursina Burmeister, 1838: 489 .

Heterogamia africana Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865: 357. Heterogamia syriaca Krauss, 1890: 241 .

Heterogamia livida Giglio-Tos, 1893: 3 .

Heterogamodes ursina ( Burmeister, 1838) ; Princis, 1962: 56; Grandcolas, 1994b: 157. Geographical records: Syria.

General distribution: Syria; Egypt; Libya; Tunisia; Algeria; Morocco; Africa (Sahara). Type: MLUH. Type locality: Syria, Egypt.

Ref: Princis, 1962: 56.

(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178086) There are specimens identified as ursina in the MHNG Collection, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.

Polyphaga aegyptiaca ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Blatta aegyptiaca Linnaeus, 1758: 424 .

Polyphaga aegyptiaca ( Linnaeus, 1758) ; Princis, 1962: 48; Grandcolas, 1994b: 157. Geographical record: Syria, Turkey, Iraq.

General distribution: Turkmenistan; Caucasus Mountains; Iran; Iraq; Turkey; Syria; Cyprus; (Crete Island); Greece; Croatia; (south), Italy; (Sicily), Italy; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt; Eritrea; Saudi Arabia. Type: UZIU. Type locality: Syria, Egypt.

Specimens of aegyptiaca MNHN, ZMHB, NHMW. Type locality: Syria, Turkey, Iraq. Ref: Princis, 1962: 48–51.

Remarks: Domestic species

(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178117) There are specimens identified as aegyptiaca in MLUH, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.

Hemelytroblatta africana ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Blatta africana Linnaeus, 1758: 424 .

Blatta scutata minor Seba, 1765: 87 .

Heterogamia ursine Burmeister, 1838: 1011 .

Heterogamia africana Saussure, 1893: 312 .

Heterogamia conspersa Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865: 358. Polyphaga syriaca Saussure, 1864: 346 .

Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) africana ( Linnaeus, 1758) ; Princis, 1962: 66. Hemelytroblatta africana ( Linnaeus, 1758) ; Grandcolas, 1994b: 157. Geographical records: Syria.

General distribution: From Egypt to Syria, probably more abundant in Syria and surrounding countries ( Chopard, 1929: 304).

Type: UZIU. Type locality: Africa.

Specimens of africana in Syria and Lebanon in MLUH, MNHN, NHMW, NHM, ZMUZ. of ursine and syriaca in MHNG.

Ref: Princis, 1961 –1971: 66; Chopard, 1929: 301–305.

(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1177349) There are specimens identified as africana in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.

Hemelytroblatta ebneri ( Chopard, 1929)

Heterogamodes ebneri Chopard, 1929: 305 –306.

Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) ebneri ( Chopard, 1929) ; Princis, 1962: 67. Hemelytroblatta africana ( Linnaeus, 1758) ; Grandcolas, 1994b: 157. Geographical records: Turkey, Syria.

General distribution: Turkey, Syria, Rhodos.

Type: NHMW. Type locality: Turkey: Taurus: Makri.

Ref: Princis, 1961 –1971: 67.

There are specimens identified as ebneri in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.

Hemelytroblatta latifrons ( Chopard, 1929)

Heterogamodes latifrons Chopard, 1929: 319 .

Psammoblatta persica Chopard, 1929: 316 .

Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) latifrons ( Chopard, 1929) ; Princis, 1962: 66. Geographical record: Iraq.

General distribution: Iraq, Iran, Pakistan.

Type: MNHN. Type locality: Perse: Bender-Bouchir. Ref: Princis, 1961 –1971: 66.

(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178047) (http://isyeb.mnhn.fr/IMG/pdf/ Types _ Blattaria _ MNHN _modif.pdf)

Hemelytroblatta livida (Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865)

Heterogamia livida Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865: 359.

Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) livida (Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865); Princis, 1962: 62. Geographical records: Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Jordan.

General distribution: Cyprus, Greece, Asia Minor.

Type: Paratype NHMW. Type locality: Chypre.

Ref: Princis, 1961 –1971: 62, Giglio-tos, 1893: 3.

A recent list of types in NHMW confirms its presence in this institution.

Hemelytroblatta marismortui ( Janson, 1891)

Heterogamia (Polyphaga) maris-mortui Janson, 1891: 184 . Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) maris-mortui ( Janson, 1891) ; Princis, 1962: 65. Hemelytroblatta africana ( Linnaeus, 1758) ; Grandcolas, 1994b: 157. Geographical records: Iraq, Syria.

General distribution: Syria, Iraq, Sinaï ( Egypt).

Type: NHM. Type locality: Egypt: Sinaï.

Ref: Princis, 1961 –1971: 65.

(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178051) Although the original publications mention NHM as the depository institution, recent institutional lists do not confirm its presence.