Hemelytroblatta (Hemelytroblatta) cypria Chopard, 1929

Bohn, Horst, 2024, The spine armament of the legs as an important means for the characterisation of the genera of Corydiinae and their relationships (Blattodea, Corydiidae), Zootaxa 5482 (1), pp. 1-79 : 35-36

No. 35. Hemelytroblatta (Hemelytroblatta) cypria Chopard, 1929 , comb. nov.

Figs. 12C,D

Hemelytroblatta cypria Chopard, 1929: 344 , figs. 85,91.

Hemelytroblatta cypria : Princis 1962: 71; Grandcolas 1994a: 157.

Characters. Femur armament: all femora without apical spine.—Tibia armament: [1.8.0][7.7.1][(11)10.7.4], dorsal spines of the hindtibia 10 in the cotype, 11 in the other specimen studied, and 10 according to Chopard, ± evenly distributed.—Tarsal arolia: absent.—Subgenital plate: with styli, Fig. 12C (right stylus lost).—Right phallomere: Fig. 12D .

Female: unknown.

Material studied: Cotype, 1♂, Cyprus, Famagusta, 1928, H.M.Morris. (M. Paris).—Other material: 1♂ (no data) (prep.: Bo 1281). ( ZSM) .

3. Genus Nymphrytria Shelford, 1911

Type species. Nymphrytria mirabilis Shelford, 1911

Diagnosis. Distinguished from the other Palaearctic genera by the tarsi with only one claw and by the special armament of the hindtibiae.

Characters. Wings: fully developed or strongly reduced and modified, tegmina without subcosta lobe.—Femur armament: all femora without an apical spine.—Tibia armament: in front- and midleg various, hindtibia at the ventral side with a row of 4 or 5 five huge spines in close spacing, starting at the apical end of the tibia, including 1 apical and 3–4 ventral spines ( Fig. 2F ), dorsal surface with with 5–6 or no spines.—Tarsi: with only one claw, arolia absent.—Subgenital plate: in shape and bristle supply various, styli absent.—Right phallomere: Type 2, 5a or 5b.—Supraanal plate: very short, posterior border slightly convex or straight, Fig. 17D .—Cercal tricholiths:>5 per anulus, Fig. 19C .

Subgenera: Mononychoblatta , Nymphrytria , Leiopteroblatta .

A. Subgenus Mononychoblatta Chopard, 1929 , status nov.

Type species. Mononychoblatta semenovi Chopard, 1929

Diagnosis. From the other subgenera distinguished by the normal armament of front- and midtibia, the subgenital plate with strong bristles only along the posterior margin, and the structure of the right phallomere (Type 2).

Male characters. Wings: fully developed.—Tibia armament: in front- and midleg normal (comparable to other Palaearctic genera), in the hindleg specialised as described above.Armament of hindtibia according to Chopard with 6 dorsal spines, in the two specimens from the M. Paris with 5 dorsal spines [1.8.0][7.7.1][5–6.7.3].—Subgenital plate: with strong bristles only along the posterior margin, Fig. 12E .—Right phallomere: Type 2, Fig. 12F,I .— Supraanal plate: Fig. 15D .—Cercal tricholiths: Fig. 19C .

Female: unknown.

Number of species: 1 (No. 36).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Leg structures. A–E: Distinguishing features between the species Heterogamisca longipilosa, Holotype: A, proximal part of left hindtibia, E left hindfemur, both mirror images,—and H. jeffreyana, Holotype: B, proximal part of right hindtibia, C right hindfemur, arrows delimit the area shown in higher enlargement in D. Notice the longer bristles on the tibia of H. longipilosa, and the tiny spinules along the anterio-ventral edge of the hindfemur in H. jeffreyana, which are missing in the other species. F: Right hindtibia of the female of Nymphrytria mirabilis (specimen from Erg er Raoui, view on the anterior surface), showing the row of five large spines along the ventral edge of the broadened tibia, row formed by four ventral (ve) and one apical spine (a). At the bottom parts of the leg from the other side are visible. G: Left midtibia of the same specimen (view on anterio-dorsal surface), the seven dorsal spines (do) arranged in two longitudinal rows, the row at the right is completed by one apical spine.—Further abbreviations: Fe femur, Ti tibia, Ta tarsus.—Enlargements: Scale in D 0.2 mm, in all others 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 12. Subgenital plate (at the left, ventral view) and posterior part of the right phallomere (at the right, standard view) of male.—Species: A,B: Mollidentoblatta simillima. (A) Holotype, Bo 1384; (B) Bo 1363; C,D: Hemelytroblatta cypria, Bo 1281, right stylus lost; E,F,I: Mononychoblatta semenovi, Bo 1391; (F) in standard view, (I) main dent in ventral view, showing its backside; G,H: Nymphrytria mirabilis, from Erg er Raoui; (H) in fairly ventral view.—Phallomere type: B,D,F,I: Type 2; H: Type 5a.—Explanations: R1M, R2, R3 sclerites of the right phallomere; MD main dent of R2, stepped, ue its upper etage (B, D, F), or not stepped (H); r ridge with unregularly sculptured surface; s stylus.—Enlargements: Scale in H and I 0.1 mm, in all others 0.25 mm.

FIGURE 15. A: Male subgenital plate in ventral view, arrow points to fine long bristles inserting on the dorsal surface of the plate; B–F: Male supraanal plate with paraprocts, in dorsal view; G–J: Posterior part of the right phallomere, in standard view.—Species: A,B,G: Anisogamia tamerlana, Bo 1401; C: Heterogamodes ursina, Bo 1357; D: Mononychoblatta semenovi, Bo 1391; E: Heterogamisca cerverae, Bo 1365; F: Mollidentoblatta marmorata, Bo 1382; H: Polyphaga obscura, Bo 1396; I: Polyphagina algerica, Bo 1376; J: Eupolyphaga, spec. 2, Bo 1367.—Phallomere types: G,H: Type 4; I:Type 8; J: Type 7.—Explanations: R1M (in I almost membraneous), R2, R3 sclerites of the right phallomere, MD main dent of R2, not stepped, in (H) with a concavity at the backsite (arrow), in (I) very flat, in (J) with a gutter on the upper surface (arrow); c cercus, p paraproct, s stylus.—Enlargements: Scale 0.25 mm.

FIGURE 17. Supraanal plate with paraprocts (at the left) and subgenital plate (at the right) of male.—Species: A: Polyphaga obscura, Bo 1396; B: P.aegyptiaca, from Lesbos, ex cult.; C,D: Eremoblatta subdiaphana, Bo1415; E,F: Arenivaga bolliana, Bo 1407; G,H: Polyphagina algerica. (G) Bo 1376; (H) Bo 1375.—Abbreviations: c cercus, p paraproct, s stylus.—Enlargements: Scale in C and D 0.5 mm, in all others 1 mm.

FIGURE 19. A–C. Cerci of male with tricholiths, ventral view, all species with more than five sensilla per anulus.—Species: A: Eupolyphaga spec. 2, Bo 1367; B: Heterogamisca bolivari, Syntype, Bo 1356; C: Mononychoblatta semenovi, Bo 1391; D: Heterogamisca cerverae, Bo 1404.—E–H. Right tegmen with specialisation for the fixation of the left tegmen at rest.— Species: E: Eucorydia dasytoides, from Formosa, Kosempo; F: Therea cf. petiveriana, from S-India, Shevaroy Hills; G: Ergaula cf. capenesis; H: Homoeogamia mexicana. The arrows pointto the positions where the borderline between the two different areas crosses the anal furrow; the whitish patches along the borderline in E are especially shiny parts of the specialised surface;af anal furrow; sa specialised area; us unspecialised area.—Enlargements: Scale 2.5 mm.