A new species of Litopeltis Hebard 1920 from Rio de Janeiro Brazil (Blattodea Blaberidae Epilamprinae) with a key to males and geographical distribution of the remaining species of the genus

摘要

This contribution describes a new species of Litopeltis from Brazil, L. teresopolitensis >sp. n., which shows similarities with L. paineirensis Lopes & Oliveira, 2010 and L. ribeiropretano Lopes & Oliveira, 2010. It differs in characters of morphology genitalia and configuration, with the median sclerite bearing microspines on the sclerotic apex. A map showing the geographic distribution of the Brazilian species and a key to males of the other species of the genus are also presented.