species
Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981
Asian cockroach
Nomenclature (3)
- Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981: 153.
- Blattella beybienkoi Roth, 1985: 28.
Holotype; unknown; 6773d285-26e9-458f-ae4a-a6535c4c8deb; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Sri Lanka: Woodside, Urugala.
- Blattella beybienkoi Roth, 1985 (synonym of Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981) in Roth, 1986: 371.
Nomenclature references (3)
- Mizukubo, T. (1981) A revision of the genus Blattella (Blattaria: Blattellidae) of Japan. I. Terminology of the male genitalia and description of a new species from Okinawa Island. Esakia, 17, 149–159.
- Roth, L.M. (1985) A taxonomic revision of the genus Blattella Caudell (Dictyoptera, Blattaria: Blattellidae). Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement, 22, 1–221.
- Roth, L.M. (1986) Blattella asahinai introduced into Florida (Blattaria: Blattellidae). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 93, 371–374.
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| species | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The new species was named in honor of Dr. Syoziro Asahina, for the outstanding contribution to the study of cockroaches.