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Issue: Vol. 5693 No. 3: 18 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.3.7
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New record of the genus Anaplectoidea Shelford, 1906 (Blattodea: Pseudophyllodromiidae: Anaplectoidinae) from India, with description of two new species

Southern Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Chennai; Tamil Nadu; India.
Southern Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Chennai; Tamil Nadu; India.
Southern Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Chennai; Tamil Nadu; India.
Blattodea Anaplectoidea indica A. garoensis Jharkhand Meghalaya Tamil Nadu India Taxonomy

Abstract

The genus Anaplectoidea Shelford, 1906 is an oriental taxon represented by 13 species in South, South East Asia and China. In the present study, we report the discovery of the genus Anaplectoidea in India, with the description of two new species, Anaplectoidea indica sp. nov. and Anaplectoidea garoensis sp. nov. from Jharkhand and Meghalaya, respectively. Based on a single female specimen, we also report one undescribed species of Anaplectoidea from the Western Ghats. The type specimens of the new species are deposited at the Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India (SRC, ZSI), Chennai.

 

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How to Cite

Senraj, M., Babu, R. & Subramanian, K.A. (2025) New record of the genus Anaplectoidea Shelford, 1906 (Blattodea: Pseudophyllodromiidae: Anaplectoidinae) from India, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 5693 (3). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.3.7