A first record of Hemithyrsocera palliata Fabricius, 1798 (Blattodea: Blattellidae: Blattellinae): an addition to the fauna of Maharashtra, India

Sunil Madhukar Gaikwad; Yogesh Jangonda Koli; Ganesh Parasram Bhawane

doi:10.11609/jott.2120.7487-7489

Journal of Threatened Taxa (Jun 2015)

A first record of Hemithyrsocera palliata Fabricius, 1798 (Blattodea: Blattellidae: Blattellinae): an addition to the fauna of Maharashtra, India

Sunil Madhukar Gaikwad,
Yogesh Jangonda Koli,
Ganesh Parasram Bhawane

Affiliations

Sunil Madhukar Gaikwad: Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416001, India
Yogesh Jangonda Koli: Department of Zoology, Sant Rawool Maharaj College, Kudal, Maharashtra 416520, India
Ganesh Parasram Bhawane: Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416001, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2120.7487-7489
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 8
pp. 7487 – 7489

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The Hemithyrsocera palliata is a shining dark brown about 12mm sized cockroach. Pronotum sub-elliptical, black with golden yellow margin. In India, the taxon is reported from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Tripura. It is now recorded from Sangirdewadi, Kudal, Sindhudurga of Maharashtra for the first time which is an addition for Blattodea of Maharashtra. H. palliata is pictured and described for the first time in the literature.

Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa

ISSN: 0974-7893 (Print); 0974-7907 (Online)
Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/

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