A new species of cockroach, Periplaneta gajajimana sp. nov., collected in Gajajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.2.036
- Author:
Komatsu, N.
1
;
Iio, H.
2
;
Ooi, H.K.
3
Author Information
1. Civil International Corporation, 10 14 Kitaueno 1, Taito ku, Tokyo, 110 0014, Japan
2. Foundation for the Protection of Deer in Nara, 160 1 Kasugano cho, Nara City, Nara, 630 8212, Japan
3. Laboratory of Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1 17 710 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252 5201 Japan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cockroach;
Periplaneta gajajimana;
new species;
Japan;
Key to species
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2021;38(No.2):48-52
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We described a new species of cockroach, Periplaneta gajajimana sp. nov., which was collected
in Gajajima, Kagoshima-gun Toshimamura, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, on November 2012.
The new species is characterized by its reddish brown to blackish brown body, smooth
surface pronotum, well developed compound eyes, dark brown head apex, dark reddish
brown front face and small white ocelli connected to the antennal sockets. In male, the
tegmen tip reach the abdomen end or are slightly shorter, while in the female, it does not
reach the abdominal end and exposes the abdomen beyond the 7th abdominal plate. We
confirmed the validity of this new species by breeding the specimens in our laboratory to
demonstrate that the features of the progeny were maintained for several generations. For
comparison and easy identification of this new species, the key to species identification of
the genus Periplaneta that had been reported in Japan to date are also presented.
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