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Contributions to the cockroach genus Antitheton Hebard (Insecta, Blattodea), with confirmation of its familial placement in Pseudophyllodromiidae

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Fresh material from the enigmatic and poorly known cockroach Antitheton iniquiungues Hebard, 1919, the sole member of the genus Antitheton Hebard, 1919, is revised. The male genitalia is examined and illustrated, and since the genital hook is placed on the right side of the genital complex, its placement in the family Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 is confirmed. Given the morphology of the subgenital plate and the extreme modification of the styli, it is comfortably placed in the subfamily Plectopterinae Saussure & Zehntner, 1893.

Source: Journal of Orthoptera Research

DOI: 10.3897/jor.35.145107

Authors: Julio C. Estrada-Álvarez, Manuel de Luna, Reinier Núñez-Bazán

Institutions: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos

Language: English

Topic: Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $150

Funders: Johns Hopkins University, Orthopterists' Society