Quadrihormetica Vidlička, 2019

Vidlička, Ľubomír, 2019, New genus and species of cockroaches from the tribe Brachycolini (Blattaria Blaberidae: Blaberinae) and redescription of the Hormetica strumosa, Zootaxa 4651 (1), pp. 155-172 : 156

Quadrihormetica Vidlička , gen. n.

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( Figs. 1 A–D)

Type species: Quadrihormetica onorei Vidlička , sp. n. designed below by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Differing from all other related genera with a very well developed pronotum where four protuberant yellow spots are placed (two at the top and two at the bottom of the disk).

Male: Large and robust cockroaches (about 30 mm length). Interocular space very wide. Body short and broad. Tegmina coriaceous, very broad, left tegmen overlapped largely right one. Membranous hind wings relatively short, but well developed. Abdomen shiny and dark, without visible tergal glands. Legs short; tibiae armed with very strong and numerous spines; pulvilli and arolia well developed. Anteroventral margin of front femur with long but very fine hairs on distal half, type C1.

Female: Robust. Pronotal disk black, with four visible spots, two at the bottom are smaller than two at the top. Tegmina moderate shortened, do not reach the end of the abdomen. Subgenital plate broad, symmetrical.

The genus Quadrihormetica is closely related to Hormetica and Lucihormetica .

Distribution: Ecuador ( Fig. 12 ).

Etymology: The generic name is combined from prefix “quadri-” in the sense “four-“ spots on pronotum and suffix, that is well known cockroach generic name Hormetica .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Quadrihormetica onorei Vidlička, sp. n.—habitus. A, B—Holotype, ♂; C, D—Paratype, ♂. A, C—view from above; B, D—view from below. Photo taken by Roman Hergovits.

FIGURE 12. Distribution of cockroach species of genera Hormetica, Lucihormetica and Quadrihormetica in South America. Dot—locality of occurrence; line—distribution areal.