Decoralampra fulgencioi, Lucañas, 2017

Lucañas, Cristian C., 2017, Some new brachypterous cockroaches (Blattodea: Blaberidae: Epilamprinae) from the Philippines, Zootaxa 4294 (1), pp. 130-136 : 131-132

Species Decoralampra fulgencioi sp. nov. [ Figure 1 A–H]

Material Examined. Holotype: 1 male, Philippines: Luzon, Quezon, Real , on logs. 21.iii.1986 (RBFamoso, UPLBMNH BLA-00676 ♂).

Diagnosis. see generic diagnosis.

Description. Size (mm): TL: 13.64; Pn: 4.00 x 6.14; Tg: 7.87.

Male ( Fig. 1 A–B): Brachypterous. Vertex slightly exposed. Head black except for yellowish brown clypeo-labral area ( Fig 1 C). Ocellar spots present, slightly above the antennal socket. Pronotum parabolic, posterior margin almost straight; brown, with yellow anterolateral border with brown spots. Tegmina reduced, apically rounded, reaching only up to fifth abdominal tergite. Venation indistinct noted only by punctations, except for CuP, basal part of Sc and intercalated remnants of distal CuA ( Fig 1 D). Wings reduced, reaching only up fifth abdominal tergite when at rest. Fore femur type B1, anteroventral margin with four proximal spines followed by a row of piliform spinules terminating in a large apical spine ( Fig. 1 E). Mid femur with a genicular spine; anteroventral margin with two spines and one apical spine; posteroventral margin with two spines and one apical spine. Hind femur with a genicular spine; anteroventral margin armed with one spine medially and one apical spine; posteroventral margin with two spines. Hind metatarsus slightly longer than the remaining tarsomeres combined, armed with 2 rows of spine ( Fig. 1 F). Suceeding tarsomeres armed only with spines surrounding the large pulvilli that occupies the entire ventral area of the tarsomere. Tarsal claws simple, symmetrical. Arolium present. Abdominal tergites unspecialized. Supra-anal plate almost entire, with shallow mesal indentation ( Fig. 1 G). Cerci short and stout. Subgenital plate slightly asymmetrical ( Fig. 1 H). Style short, similarly sized. Male genitalia as illustrated ( Fig. 1 H): caudal part of R1 elliptical, covered with bristles; R3 elongate, nearly straight; basal portion of L2d rounded, apical portion with chetae; L3 hook-like apically rounded, with small subapical knob; folded structure indistinct short, indicated only by bristles, subapical groove absent.

Female: Unknown but probably with reduced or absent wings

Distribution. Philippines: Luzon.

Etymology. named in honor of Fulgencio Q. Caballes, the author’s late grandfather who ignited his interest in the study of natural history.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Decoralampra fulgencioi gen. et. sp. nov.: Habitus, (A) dorsal and (B) ventral; (C) head; (D) right tegmina, dorsal view (Sc: subcosta vein; CuP: Cubitus posterior vein); (E) prothoracic leg, anterior view; (F) hind basitarsomere, ventral view; (G) supraanal plate, ventral view; (H) male subgenital plate and genital phallomeres, dorsal view (fs: folded structure; L 3: hook-like phallomere; L 2 d: median phallomere; R 1 – R 5: sclerites of R phallomere).