Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species

Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species

Cockroaches collected during a protracted series of fieldwork in several limestone caves in Polillo Island, Philippines were taxonomically studied. A new species of Nocticola (Nocticolidae), N. gonzalezi Lucañas & Lit, sp. n., is described. The male of Periplaneta banks...

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Main Authors: Cristian C. Lucanas, Ireneo L. Lit Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-09-01
Series:Subterranean Biology
Online Access:http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9804
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spelling doaj-4691fee26e8743679b273d617c97753b2020-11-24T22:27:52ZengPensoft PublishersSubterranean Biology1768-14481314-26152016-09-0119516410.3897/subtbiol.19.98049804Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new speciesCristian C. Lucanas0Ireneo L. Lit Jr.1University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) Cockroaches collected during a protracted series of fieldwork in several limestone caves in Polillo Island, Philippines were taxonomically studied. A new species of Nocticola (Nocticolidae), N. gonzalezi Lucañas & Lit, sp. n., is described. The male of Periplaneta banksi Hanitsch (Blattidae) is described for the first time. Altogether, the present cave cockroach fauna of the island consists of six species. http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9804
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Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species
Subterranean Biology
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title Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species
title_short Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species
title_full Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species
title_fullStr Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species
title_full_unstemmed Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species
title_sort cockroaches (insecta, blattodea) from caves of polillo island (philippines), with description of a new species
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Subterranean Biology
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publishDate 2016-09-01
description Cockroaches collected during a protracted series of fieldwork in several limestone caves in Polillo Island, Philippines were taxonomically studied. A new species of Nocticola (Nocticolidae), N. gonzalezi Lucañas & Lit, sp. n., is described. The male of Periplaneta banksi Hanitsch (Blattidae) is described for the first time. Altogether, the present cave cockroach fauna of the island consists of six species.
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