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1 March 2015 The Wood-Feeding Genus Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), with Description of Two New Species Based on Female Genitalia
Zong-Qing Wang, Yang Li, Yan-Li Che, Jin-Jun Wang
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Abstract

Two new Chinese Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae) species, C. arcuatus sp. nov. and C. convexus sp. nov., are described together with photographs. This description includes the external structure of the adults and structures of the female genitalia. A comparative study of female genitalia was based on the 5 Chinese species in the family Cryptocercidae. Significant differences in female genitalia of Cryptocercidae are summarized. A key to these 5 species and a checklist of the species of Cryptocercus worldwide are provided.

Zong-Qing Wang, Yang Li, Yan-Li Che, and Jin-Jun Wang "The Wood-Feeding Genus Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), with Description of Two New Species Based on Female Genitalia," Florida Entomologist 98(1), 260-271, (1 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0143
Published: 1 March 2015
KEYWORDS
China
Cryptocercidae
genitalia
termitas
termite
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