Pseudoeupolyphaga sp. 1

Ren, Yi-Ming, Han, Wei, Che, Yan-Li & Wang, Ji-Rui, 2025, Four new species of the genus Pseudoeupolyphaga Qiu & Che, 2024 (Blattodea, Corydioidea, Corydiinae) from Yunnan, China, ZooKeys 1261, pp. 337-358 : 337-358

Pseudoeupolyphaga sp. 1

Figs 7 A – D , 10 C

Material examined.

China • 1 female ( ZAFU); Sichuan Province, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Luding County ; 27 Mar. 2025; Ding Zhou leg; ZAFU -IC-200031 • 1 female & 2 nymphs ( SWU), Sichuan Province, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous, Luding County ; 27 Mar. 2025; Ding Zhou leg; SWU -B-CC-010089 to 010091 .

Remarks.

In the phylogenetic tree, this species forms a sister group to Pseudoeupolyphaga deficiens Han, Che & Wang, 2024 + Pseudoeupolyphaga reducta (Qiu, 2022) . Genetic distance analysis indicates that the specimen exhibits the smallest genetic distance (9.00 %) to P. reducta , while its distance to P. latizona from Shimian County (adjacent to Luding County) is 16.42 % and its distance to P. deficiens is 11.92–12.60 %. No previous specimens of this genus have been collected from Luding County. However, considering the genetic distances, this specimen likely represents a new species. Further research is warranted upon the discovery of male specimens for comprehensive study.

Figures

Figure 7. A – D. Pseudoeupolyphaga sp. 1; A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Habitus, ventral view; C. Pronotum, dorsal view; D. Head, ventral view. Scale bars: 1.0 cm (A, B); 0.2 cm (C, D).

Figure 10. Habitats and living individuals of Pseudoeupolyphaga species. A, B, D – G. Photos of P. menglianensis sp. nov. from Yunnan Province, Pu’er City, Menglian Country, Nayun Town, Mengwai Group; A, B, D. Habitats of P. menglianensis; C. P. sp. 1: female under lab conditions; E. Individuals collected from the soil (arrow points to the location where the insect was discovered); F. Males reared from the nymphs under lab conditions; G. Female nymph that has recently been exuviated under laboratory conditions (A, B, D – E by Mr Zhong-Hong Luo; C, E – G by Yi-Ming Ren).