Hemelytroblatta (Mollidentoblatta) marismortui (Janson, 1891) Bohn, 2024

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 : 33

No. 28. Hemelytroblatta (Mollidentoblatta) marismortui (Janson, 1891) , comb. nov.

Figs. 10E,F

Heterogamia marismortui Janson, 1891: 184 , pl.10/fig. 3.

Heterogamodes marismortui : Chopard 1929: 311, figs. 66,67, pl.9/fig. 22.

Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) marismortui : Bey-Bienko 1950: 316; Princis 1962: 65.

Hemelytroblatta marismortui : Grandcolas 1994a: 157.

Male characters. Wings: tegmina with subcosta lobe.—Femur armament: all femora without apical spine.—Tibia armament: [1.8.0][7.7.2(1)][11.7.5(4)], dorsal spines of hindtibia distributed in three groups (5+3+3).—Tarsal arolia: present, but tiny.—Subgenital plate: with styli, Fig. 10E .—Right phallomere: Fig. 10F .

Female: Chopard 1929, 312.

Material studied: 3♂, Israel, Bor Hemet, Light Trap, 8.VIII.1993, Yoram Zvik (prep.: Bo 1362) ; 3♂, Israel, Kfar Rupin, 10.–25.X.1978, A. Freidberg (M. Tel Aviv) ; 1♂, Israel, Kullia, XI.34. (prep.: Bo 1403) (det. L.Chopard). (M. Tel-Aviv) . — 2♂, Syrien, Caiffa, Coll. Lederer (prep.: Bo 1402) (det. L.Chopard). (M. Wien ) .

Figures

FIGURE 10. Subgenital plate (at the left, ventral view) and posterior part of the right phallomere (at the right: B ventral view, D,F,H standard view) of male.—Species:A,B: Mollidentoblatta hebraica, Bo 1364; C,D: M. latifrons, Paratype, Bo 1411; E,F: M. marismortui, Bo 1362; G,H: M. marmorata, Syntype, Bo 1382.—Phallomere type: Type 2 in all corresponding figures.— Explanations: R1M, R2, R3 sclerites of the right phallomere, MD main dent of R2, ue its upper etage, in ventral view (B) showing the pointed upper end; s stylus.—Enlargements: Scale 0.25 mm.