title: Macrostylopyga gen. nov., a new genus of cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattidae), with descriptions of two new species.
abstract: The genus Macrostylopyga gen. nov. and two species (M. grandis sp. nov. and M. bidupi sp. nov.) are described. A detailed morphological description with special attention to the male genitalic structures is provided. Some aspects of the evolution of wingless cockroaches are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Emb. 1, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia. dictyoptera@zin.ru
authors.forename: Leonid N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Anisyutkin
authors.forename: Alexandr E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Anichkin
authors.forename: Nguyen Van
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Thinh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity