Two new species of Xestoblatta Hebard, 1916 from Brazil, a redescription of Xestoblatta roppai Rocha e Silva Albuquerque & Fraga, 1975 and a key for the species of the buscki group (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Blattellinae).
Two new species of Xestoblatta from northern Brazil are described, Xestoblatta buhrnheimi sp. n. and Xestoblatta rondonensis sp. n., included in the buscki group Gurney (1939), and new characters are added to the description of Xestoblatta mamorensis Lopes & Oliveira, 2006. Xestoblatta roppai Rocha e Albuquerque-Silva & Fraga, 1975, from midwestern Brazil is redescribed, including its genital characters which were not previously described. Additionally, a key for the species of this group is provided, and photographs are given of the species in the habitus, of tergal modifications, and of the genitalia.
Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Luiz Rafael
LR
Silva-da-Silva
Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Sonia Maria
SM
Lopes
Key; Xestoblatta; morphology; new species; taxonomy