Anaplecta cruciata Deng & Che, 2020

Zhu, Jing, Zhang, Jiawei, Luo, Xinxing, Wang, Zongqing & Che, Yanli, 2022, Three cryptic Anaplecta (Blattodea, Blattoidea, Anaplectidae) species revealed by female genitalia, plus seven new species from China, ZooKeys 1080, pp. 53-97 : 53

Anaplecta cruciata Deng & Che, 2020

Figure 13J-L

Anaplecta cruciata Deng & Che in Deng et al., 2020: 95-97.

Material examined.

China • 8 males (paratypes) and 4 females (paratypes); Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Yaoqu Town ; 21°14.60'N, 101°42.43'E; 820 m; 10 May 2015; Jian - Yue Qiu, leg.; SWU-B-B-A060128 to 060139 • 4 males; Yunnan Prov., Pu’er City, Mt. Wuliang ; 24°38'N, 100°44'E; 1232 m; 21 July 2020; Li-Kang Niu, Rong Chen, leg.; SWU-B-B-A060140 to 060143 • 4 males and 3 females; Yunnan Prov., Pu’er City, Meizi Lake ; 22°45.27'N, 100°59.60'E; 1365 m; 17 July 2020; Rong Chen, Yi-Shu Wang, leg.; SWU-B-B-A060144 to 060150 .

Female genitalia.

Supra-anal plate nearly symmetrical. Paraprocts broad, extending to the posterior margin of supra-anal plate. Intercalary sclerite nearly strip-shaped. First valve robust. Second valve small, basally fused. Third valve broad. The anterior margin of anterior arch slightly sclerotized, protruding forward in a Y-shape. Basivalvula nearly rectangular, with dense punctuations, anterior margin curled (Fig. 13J, K ). Laterosternal shelf slightly sclerotized, lateral margin straight (Fig. 13L ).

Distribution.

China (Yunnan).

Figures

Figure 13. A-C Anaplecta bicruris Zhu & Che, sp. nov. paratype, female SWU-B-B-A 060004 D-F Anaplecta spinosa Zhu & Che, sp. nov. paratype, female SWU-B-B-A 060014 G-I Anaplecta serrata Zhu & Che, sp. nov. paratype, female SWU-B-B-A 060020 J-L Anaplecta cruciata Deng & Che, 2020. Paratype, female SWU-B-B-A 060136 A, D, G, J supra-anal plate, ventral view B, E, H, K supra-anal plate, dorsal view C, F, I, L subgenital plate, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm. Abbreviations: a. a. anterior arch, bsv. basivalvula, cp. crosspiece, intc. s. intercalary sclerite, inst. f. intersternal fold, ltst. sh. laterosternal shelf, pp. paraprocts, pt. paratergites, sp. spermatheca, v. I first valve, v. II second valve, v. III third valve.