Type

Periplaneta elegans Hanitsch, 1927 type species by original designation of Unihamus Luo & Wang, 2025

Nomenclature (1)

  • Unihamus Luo & Wang, 2025 in Luo, Deng, Han, Lo, Cai, Che & Wang, 2025: 9.

    type species by original designation Periplaneta elegans Hanitsch, 1927

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Luo, X., Deng, W., Han, W., Lo, N., Cai, J.-Z., Che, Y.-L. & Wang, Z.-Q. (2025) Revision of the cockroach subfamily Blattinae based on morphological and molecular analyses. Systematic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12680

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Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

The generic epithet is from the Latin word ‘uni-’ and 'Hamus' meaning L3 (male genital sclerite) non-bifurcated.