Blattodea of Kolhapur District with the First Record of Supella (Supella) longipalpa (Blattodea: Blattellidae) for the State of Maharashtra, India

The present work expands knowledge of 6 species of Blattodea under 5 genera belonging to 3 families, viz., Blattellidae, Blattidae and Blaberidae, represented by 3, 2 and 1 species, respectively, in the Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India. These 6 species are Blatella humbertiana (Saussure, 1863),...

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Published inThe Florida entomologist Vol. 97; no. 1; pp. 80 - 84
Main Authors Gaikwad, Sunil M, Koli, Yogesh J, Bhawane, Ganesh P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lutz Florida Entomological Society 01.03.2014
The Florida Entomological Society
Subjects
Biological taxonomies
Blaberidae
Blattellidae
Blattidae
Blattidae y Blaberidae
caracteres taxonómicos
Cockroaches
distribución
distribution
Entomology
Fauna
Financial margins
Genera
India
Maharashtra
Neostylopyga
Periplaneta americana
Pycnoscelus surinamensis
RESEARCH PAPERS
Species
Supella
taxonomic characters
Vertices
Wildlife
Zoology
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Summary:The present work expands knowledge of 6 species of Blattodea under 5 genera belonging to 3 families, viz., Blattellidae, Blattidae and Blaberidae, represented by 3, 2 and 1 species, respectively, in the Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India. These 6 species are Blatella humbertiana (Saussure, 1863), Blatella germanica (Linnaeus, 1767), Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758), Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758), Neostylopyga rhomobifolia (Stål, 1813)and Supella (Supella) longipalpa (Fabricius). Supella (Supella) longipalpa was recorded for the first time and is a new addition to the fauna of Maharashtra state. Information on localities and dates of collection of all 6 species are provided.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1896/054.097.0110
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.097.0110