title: Three new species of cockroach genus Symploce Hebard, 1916 (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Blattellinae) with redescriptions of two known species based on types from Mainland China.
abstract: Three new species of Symploce Hebard from China are described: Symploce sphaerica sp. n., Symploce paramarginata sp. n. and Symploce evidens sp. n. Two known species are redescribed and illustrated based on types. A key is given to identify all species of Symploce from mainland China.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716,China.
authors.forename: Zongqing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yanli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Che
keywords: Dictyoptera; Ectobiidae; Episymploce; Insecta; cockroaches; new species