Hemithyrsocera sp.

Lucanas, Cristian C. & Lit, Ireneo L., 2016, Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species, Subterranean Biology 19, pp. 51-64 : 60

Taxon classification Animalia Blattodea Ectobiidae

Hemithyrsocera sp. Figure 4C

Material examined.

3 nymphs: Philippines: Polillo Island (Quezon Province): Bulalon Cave, Burdeos (v.2010 JMA Encinares, UPLBMNH BLA-00441-00442, nymphs); Cave 3-4 (v.2011 JMA Encinares, UPLBMNH BLA-00532, nymph).

Description.

Front femur A2, pulvilli on 4 proximal tarsomeres, tarsal claw simple and symmetric, arolium present. Quite similar to nymphs of Hemithyrsocera silbergliedi except for the broad lateral white margin of the pronotum and completely black abdomen.

Remarks.

Accidentals. This species has been previously recorded only from Bulalon Cave ( Lucañas et al. 2015) with only a few early instar nymphs collected inside the cave. Even though Hemithyrsocera silbergliedi (Roth, 1985) is abundant outside the caves, the slight differences in pronotal coloration and the absence of adult specimens hinders further identification.