Luridiblatta gibberosa, Bohn, 2022

2. Luridiblatta gibberosa , sp. nov.

Figs. 5E View FIGURE 5 , 11A–L View FIGURE 11 , 12A–H View FIGURE 12 , 34B View FIGURE 34 , 37 View FIGURE 37 , 43 View FIGURE 43

Etymology. The species name refers to the pair of relatively large humps (hump in Latin: gibber) present on the anterior pit wall of T7.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from the preceding species by the much shorter glandular pouches and tubules, and by the presence of a pair of humps at the anterior pit wall.

Material studied. Type material. Holotype, 1♂, MOROCCO, Dayèt Iffer ( NE Ifrane), 1600 m, 18.VIII.1984, leg. B. & H.Bohn (completely on two slides: Ma 14/6). (Coll. Bohn, ZSMC).

Additional material. MOROCCO. 14♂, 9♀, same data as holotype (slides: ♂, Ma 14/1,3–5,7–14,18; ♀, Ma 14/15–17) ; 4♂, 3♀, 1L, same locality and collectors as holotype, 16.VIII.1999 ( Ma 14b) ; 1♀, same locality and collectors as holotype, 22.IX.2000 (Ma 14c) ; 2♂, 5♀, Dayèt Hachlaf ( E Ifrane), 1700 m, 19.VIII.1984, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slides: ♂, Ma 15/1,2); ex L : 1♂, W slope of Jbel Zalagh (near Fès), 500 m, 3.VI .1989, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: ♂, Ma 61a/1); ex L : 2♂, 8 km SW Ben-Slimane , 200 m, 25.V .1989, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slides: ♂, Ma 87/4,5); ex L : 1♂, Ben-Slimane , 270 m, 6.V .1997, leg. B. & H.Bohn (slide: ♂, Ma 88a/1). ( Coll. Bohn, ZSMC) .

Description. Size. Male. Length of pronotum 1.58–1.74 (mean 1.63) mm, length of tegmina 2.53–2.78 (mean 2.65) mm. (N = 5/7). Female. Length of pronotum 1.80–1.93 (mean 1.85) mm, length of tegmina 2.20–2.39 (mean 2.28) mm. (N = 3/3).

Wings. Apex of tegmina in both sexes weakly concave ( Fig. 11F,G View FIGURE 11 ); hindwings of variable shape, not broadening towards the apex ( Fig. 11H,I View FIGURE 11 ).

Male abdomen. Tergites: Fig. 11A–E. T View FIGURE 11 6 View FIGURE 6 as described under characters of the genus and the species group ( Fig. 5E View FIGURE 5 ). T7. Pit size: up to size 4 ( Fig. 12F View FIGURE 12 ); anterior pit wall ( aw) below the strongly sclerotised area ( sa) with a pair large humps ( hu), further laterally followed by a respective excavation ( ec, Figs. 11C View FIGURE 11 , 12A,C,E View FIGURE 12 ); stabilising bracelet ( s) rather broad; posterior pit wall ( pw) with a pair of well developed hemispherical bulges ( bu) ( Figs. 11B,C View FIGURE 11 , 12A–E View FIGURE 12 ); glandular pouches ( gp) shorter and mostly also narrower than in the preceding species, seldom surpassing the anterior border of T7 for more than the length of T7 at its lateral border ( Figs. 11B View FIGURE 11 , 12A–F View FIGURE 12 ); tubules, virtually stretched, not reaching the lateral border of T7. Genital hook with relatively normally shaped shaft, below the apical process not or only weakly bulged out ( Fig. 11J–L View FIGURE 11 ).

Distribution. Morocco. So far only known from five localities at middle longitude, but rather distant in their latitudinal positions ( Fig. 37 View FIGURE 37 ).