The cockroaches of Balta Tepper from China, with the description of four new species (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Pseudophyllodromiinae).

ABSTRACT: Four new species of cockroach genus Balta Tepper, 1893 are described and illustrated: B. crenasp. n., B. maculatasp. n., B. tangisp. n., and B. yaoisp. n.Balta picea (Bey-Bienko, 1958) is now regarded as a new synonym of Balta hwangorum (Bey-Bienko, 1958), which is redescribed and illustrated. Two new combinations are proposed: B. nodigera (Bey-Bienko, 1958), comb. n. and B. valida (Bey-Bienko, 1958), comb. n., and both species are redescribed and illustrated. A key to all species from China is provided.

SUBMITTER: Qiu ZW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5740422 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature