title: 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.
abstract: 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.
authors: Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ.
authors: Leonardo de Oliveira Cardoso
authors: Lde O
authors: Silva
authors: Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ.
authors: Sonia Maria
authors: SM
authors: Lopes
keywords: Blaberidae; Litopeltis; Morphology; key; new species; taxonomy