Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species
Cockroaches collected during a protracted series of fieldwork in several limestone caves in Polillo Island, Philippines were taxonomically studied. A new species of Nocticola (Nocticolidae), N. gonzalezi Lucañas & Lit, sp. n., is described. The male of Periplaneta banksi Hanitsch (Blatti...
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| description | Cockroaches collected during a protracted series of fieldwork in several limestone caves in Polillo Island, Philippines were taxonomically studied. A new species of Nocticola (Nocticolidae), N. gonzalezi Lucañas & Lit, sp. n., is described. The male of Periplaneta banksi Hanitsch (Blattidae) is described for the first time. Altogether, the present cave cockroach fauna of the island consists of six species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4691fee26e8743679b273d617c97753b2023-09-03T09:50:55ZengPensoft PublishersSubterranean Biology1768-14481314-26152016-09-0119516410.3897/subtbiol.19.98049804Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new speciesCristian C. Lucanas0Ireneo L. Lit Jr.1University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS)Cockroaches collected during a protracted series of fieldwork in several limestone caves in Polillo Island, Philippines were taxonomically studied. A new species of Nocticola (Nocticolidae), N. gonzalezi Lucañas & Lit, sp. n., is described. The male of Periplaneta banksi Hanitsch (Blattidae) is described for the first time. Altogether, the present cave cockroach fauna of the island consists of six species.http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9804 |
| spellingShingle | Cristian C. Lucanas Ireneo L. Lit Jr. Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species Subterranean Biology |
| title | Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species |
| title_full | Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species |
| title_fullStr | Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species |
| title_short | Cockroaches (Insecta, Blattodea) from caves of Polillo Island (Philippines), with description of a new species |
| title_sort | cockroaches insecta blattodea from caves of polillo island philippines with description of a new species |
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