L. M. Roth.
The Male Genitalia of Blattaria. XI. Perisphaeriinae.
Psyche 80:305-348, 1973.

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THE MALE GENITALIA OF BLATTARIA.
XI. PERISPHAERIINAE.*
BY Louis M. ROTH
Pioneering Research Laboratory
U, S. Army Natick Laboratories
Natick, Massachusetts 01 760
In this paper I shall illustrate and characterize the male genitalia of I I genera (indicated with an ** in Table I ) of cockroaches which belong to the Perisphaeriinae. Three recent classifications which include these genera are shown in the table. I follow McKittrick ( 1964) in placing all of those discussed here under the Blaberidae: Perisphaeriinae, and Beier (1961) in using tribes to separate them. Rehn (1922) discussed the characteristics of Pilema, Cyrtotria, Dero- calymma, Zuluia, and Hostilia, and Princis (1963) devised keys to some South African species of the above genera, as well as those of Bantua, Perisphaeria, and Blephamdera.
All genitalia were treated with 10% KOH, dehydrated, cleared, and mounted in Permount. The source of each of the specimens examined is given using the following abbreviations: (ANSP) = Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; (BMNH) = British Museum (Natural History), London; (CUZM) = Zoological Museum, Copenhagen; (L) = Zoological Institute, Lund, Sweden; (HO) = Hope Department of Entomology, Oxford, England; (MCZ) = Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Locality data and names of specialists who identi- fied the specimens, if known, follow these abbreviations; most of the species were determined by Princis or Rehn. The number preceding the abbreviations refers to the number assigned the specimen and its corrsponding genitalia (on a slide) which are deposited in their re- spective museums.
The normal arrangement of the phallomeres of male genitalia of the Perisphaeriinae, as seen in dorsal view, is illustrated in figure 1. Based on male genitalia, I suggest the erection of 4 tribes for the *Manuscript received by the editor October 10, 1973 Pu&e W:W-M t 1971). http:llpsyche cnlclub ore/SWSOMS html



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Table I.
Three recent classifications of some of the species of Blattaria discussed in this paper (nm-ked with an *) -
Princis ( I 960)
Bciei- ( I 96 I )
McKittrick ( 1964)
Derocalymmidae Blaberidae Blaberidae
Apterinae
Aptera Sauss.
E /lip t ica
Sauss. & Zehn.
Elliptobtatta
Sauss. & Zehn.
Gymnonyx
Sauss. & Zehn.
Thoracopygia
Sauss. & Zehn.
Derocalymminae
l*Bantua Shelf.
Co ?npsagis
Chop.
*Cyrtotria
Stil
*Derocalynz7na
Burm.
Glom erihiatta
Bey-Bienko
*Host ilia
Stil
* Perisp haerus
Serv.
Vilema Sauss.
Platysilp ha
Shelf.
Pronaonota
Sauss. & Zehn.
*Pseudoglomeris
Brunner
l*Zuluia Rehn
Perisphaeriinae
Apterini
A piera
Elliptica
Ellipto blatta
Gymnonyx
Thoracop ygia
Derocalymmini
Perisp haerus
Glomeriblatta
Pseudoglomeris
Fronaonota
Cyrtotria
Hostilia
Co m psagis
Derocalymma
Platysilpha
and others
Perisphaeriini
Perisphaeria
Blepharodera
Poeciloblatta
Parasphaeria
Gy na
Paranaup hoeta
Paraplecta
and others
Bsachycolinic
Brachycola Sei-v.
ĺ´Hormetic Burm.
Parahormetica
Brunner
and others
Perisphaeriinae
Perisp haeria
( = Hyposphaeria)
Derocaly mina
Eustegasta Gerst.61
Gym
Pilema
Perisp haerus
Isoniscus BorgWa




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Princis ( I 960) Bei,er ( I 96 I )
McKittrick ( I 964)
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Perisphaeriidae
Gyninae
Evea Shelf.
Gyna Brunnerb
Paranuup hoeta
Brunner
Paraplecta Shelf.
Progonogamia
Rmehn
ThZiptoblatta
Sauss. & Zehn.
Perisphaeriinae
*Blepharodera
Burm.
Parasp haeria
Brunnerd
*Peris$ haeria
Burm.
Poeciloblatta
Sauss. & Zehn.
Vrichoblatta
Sauss. & Zehn.
Lanxoblatta Hebard
Phortioeca Sauss.
Schistopeltis Rehn
Schizopilia Burm.
Tribonoidea Shelf.
Tribgonium Sauss.
Zetobora Burm.
Zetoborella Hebard
aPrincis (1960) placed these 2 genera in Blaberidae: Laxtinae. Beier (1961) placed Eustegasta in the Panchlorinae: Laxtini. The $ genitalia of Panchlorinae are characterized by a marked reduction or absence of one or more of the phallomeres
(Roth, 1971; Gurney and Roth, 1972). The genitalia of Eustegasta are quite different from members of the Panchlorinae (unpublished~ observations).
^The genitalia of Gyna spp. have been described (Roth, 1972). c1 (1970a) followed McKittrick (1964) and placed this tribe in Blaberi- nae.
^The genitalia of Parasphueria ovata (Blanchard) (South America) is more typical of members of the Epilamprinae and I placed it in this sub- family (Roth, 1973).
e1 (1970) followed McKittrick (1964) in placing this subfamily closer to the Blaberinae (Blaberoid Complex) than to the Perisphaeriinae (Epilam- proid Complex).




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Figure 1. (62 BMNH). Male genitalia (dorsal) (rf CyrtotIta lalipennu (Kirby), British East Africa (from & shown in Fig. 37). Left (L) and . right (R) phallomeres numbered according to McKittrick (1964) ; C = cleft of LI; UL and LL-upper and lower lobes of Ll, respectively. genera studied here; additional tribes will undoubtedly be required for other genera of this subfamily (unpublished observations) . Perisphaeriini. - The upper lobe of Li is usually about the same height or slightly larger than the lower lobe and it has a snoutlike extension (accidentally lost in some of the illustrated preparations) ; setae are absent from the lower lobe. The Lad is variable in shape, its surface distinctlv mieular fat least in ~artl, or reticulate (at e
1e
into groups.
Tribal Group I. The entire or at least part of the surface of Lad is spicular (not reticulate) : Perhphaeria, mharodera, Pllema, and



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Figures 2-9. Adult males of Perisphaeria spp. 2. (1424 L). P. virescens (Erunner). (det. Princis). 3. (40 CUZM). P. J ~ ? U (Thunb,). Cap bono Spei, Dec. 1816. 4. (1420 L). P. scahra. Hotub, South Africa (det Princis), 5. (1419 L), P. saxicola (Esch.) Capetown, Table Mountain, 2400' (deb Princis). 6.
(1422 L). P. ruftcotnis (Sauss. and Zebu.), Swart- bergpas, Platberg, Cape Province, South Africa, ca. 5000' (det. Princis). 7. (14-21 L). P. ityltfera. Burm. Manhica fdet. Frincia). 8. (161 ANSI'). P. styliferu. Durban, (det. by Rehn as Hyfosphaeria giebdiana (Sauss, and Zehn.). 9. (1423 I.). P. aspera (Walker). Baberton, Levetzow (det.



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ens (from $ shown
shown in Fig. 3). 16-




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Figures 19-27. Male genital phallomeres of Per'tifhaeria and Cyrtotria spp, 19-21. (1419 L). A saxicola (from $ shown in Fig. 5). 22-24. (1422 L). P. rufirornis (from 8 shown in Fig, 6). 25-27. (IS HO). Gyrtotria sp. (from 8 shown in Fig. 10s). (scale = 0.2 mm).



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Figures 23-36. Ma!e genital phallomeres of Perts$hae~iu spp. 28-30. (1421 L). P. stylifcra (from 8 shown in Fig. 7). 31-33. (161 W). P. styl'ifera (from 8 shown in Fig. 8). 34-36. (1423 L). P. alpera (from 8 shown in Fig. 9). (scales 0.2 mm).




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Figures 37-42.
Adult males of Cyriotria, Pilema, and Hostilia spp. 37. (62 BMNH). C. LaHfennii (holotype of Thysunoblatta ldifennis Kirby) British East Africa. 38. (53 BMNH). P. dentata Sauss. and Zehn. Pre- toria, South Africa (det. Princi's). 39. (989 L). P. cribrosa (Sauss.). Pretoria, South Africa (det. Princis).
40. (990 L). P. thorarica (Walker).
Mamathes, Basutotand (del:. Princis). 41. (991 L). P. refexa (Walker). Zulutand, Mtubatuba Dist., Dukuduku, South Africa (det. Princis). 42. (1406 L) . H, c!avigera (Kirby). Blouberg, Transvaal (det. Frincis). (scale = Pigs. 37, 41, 42 = 5 mrn ; Figs. 38-40 = 10 mm) .



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Figures 43-50.
Adult males of Hostilia, Blepharodera, and Bantua spp. 43. (170 ANSP). H. proterva (st&). Pinetown, Natal, South Africa (det. Rehn). 44. (1405 L). H. proterva. Stanford Hill, Durban, Natal, South Africa (det. Princis). 45. (1426 L) . Blepharodera discoida.5~ (Brunner). Cap. 1872 (det. Princis).
46. (1425 L). B. ciliata Burm. Hopefield, C.P., X. 1883 (det. Princis). 47. (34 CUZM). B. ciliata. Cap. bono Spei, June 1917 (det. Princis). 48. (1404 L). Bantua scabra (Walker). Okahandja, S.W. Africa (det. Princis). 49. (999 L). B. repentina Rehn. Kruger National Park, South African Transvaal (det. Princis).
50. (1403 L). B. robusta. (Shelf.)
Sandspruit, 15 miles northeast of Pietersburg, South African Transvaal (det. Princis). (scale = 5 mm) .




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Figures 51-58. Male genital phallomeres of Hostilia spp. 51-53. (1405 L). H. proterwa (from 3 shown in Fig. 4.4). 54-56. (170 ANSP). H. frotmff (from $ shown in Fig. 43).
57-58. (1406 L). H. fluwigera (from
8 shown in Fig. 43). (scale = 0.2 mm).




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Figures 59-70. Male genital phalhmeres of Pilema spp. 59-61. (989 L). '. cribroia (from 3 shown in Fig. 39). 62-64. (53 BMNH). F. devfata from $ shown in Fig. 38). 65-67. (SO0 L). P. fhoracica (from 8 shown scale == 0.2 mm).




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Figures 71-79. Male genital phallomeres of Blefhurodera spp. 71-73. 1426 L). I?. discotduL)~ (from $ shown in Fig, 45). 74-76, (34 CUZM). I. discoidah (from 3 shown in Fig. 47). 77-79, (1425 u. B. cilkta from 8 shown in Fig. 46). (scale = 0.2 mm).



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Figures go 83.
Male genital phallomeres of Bftnfua spp, 80-82. (1403 L).
B. robwta (from 8 shown in Fig. SO). 83-85. (148 ANSP). B. robusta (Sheiford), paratype of Banlua armigera Kcho, 86-88. (54 BMNH). 5, war. Distant Coll. (labeled Dewalywma palUpes Kirby). (scale= 0.2 mm),




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Figures 89-97. Male genital phailomeres of Bastua and Cyrloiria spp. 89-91. (999 L). B. repentinu (from 8 shown in Fig. 49). 92-94. (1404 L). 3. scah (from 8 shown in Fig. 4s). 95-97. (993 L). C. grander (from 8 shown in Fig, 99). (scale = 0.2 tnm).




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In Perisphaeria 2 species groups can be distinguished based on the R2:
Species Group I. R2 with a distinct, deep, subapical incision (Fig. 23). P. stylifera (Figs. 7-8, 28-33), P. aspera (Figs. 9, 34- 36) ; these 2 species also have very similar shaped L2d's (Figs. 28, 34) ; P. ruficornis (Figs. 6, 22-24).
Species Group 2. R2 without a subapical incision, or, if present, weakly represented. P. virescens (Figs. 2, 10-12) has a slight in- cision in the middle of the hook (Fig. 11) and its L2d lacks any extension (Fig. 10). P. scabra (Figs. 3, 13-18) and P. saxicola (Figs. 9, 19-21 ) lack incisions in their R2's (Figs. 14, I 7, 20) ; both species have smooth outgrowths arising from the right side of the spicular L2d (Figs. 13, 16, 19).
In Hostilia (Figs. 42-44, 51-58) the lower margin and left side of L2d is spicular and a smooth hook-like extension arises from the upper right corner (Figs. 51, 54, 57). R2 has a shallow subapical incision (Figs. 52, 55).
In Pilema (Figs. 39-41, 59-70), the oxter margin of R2 is rela- tively straight. Three species, cribrosa, dentata, and thoracica have deep subapical incisions (Figs. 60, 63, 66), whereas reflexa (Fig. 69) has a relatively shallow one. Thoracica and reflexa have smooth outgrowths from the right side of L2d (Figs. 65, 68), which appear to be lacking or weakly indicated in cribrosa and dentata (Figs. 59, 62).
In Blepharodera (Figs. 45-47, 71-79) the spicules on L2d are very minute; the L2d outgrowth is broad in P. discoidalis (Fig. 71) and much narrower in B. ciliata (Figs. 74, 77). R2 of discoidalis has a minute lobe at about the middle of the hook (Fig. 72), whereas in ciliata there is no subapical incision (Figs. 75, 78). Tribal Group II. Part of the Lad surface on the left is reticulate (not spicular) (e.g. Figs. 80, 121), but otherwise very similar to Group I having a lateral extension on the right: Bantua (Figs. 48- 50, 80-94) and Cyrtotria (Figs. 19-21, 94-144). All of the 5 species of Bantua examined have R2's with deep sub- apical i'ncisions that extend almost to the middle of the curved part of the hook (Figs. 81, 84, 87, go, 93). Their L2d's are also basi- cally similar in having a smooth extension on the right side arising from the reticulate portion of the sclerite (Figs. 80, 83, 86, 89, 92). Cyrtotria is very close to Bantua as evidenced by the similarity of the Lad's of some of the species. There are 2 groups of Cyrtotria based on the presence or absence of a subapical incision: Species Group I. Subapical incision on R2 absent. C. pallicomis (Figs. 108, 109-III), C. marshalli (Figs. 106, 107, 121-126). C. latipennis (Figs. I, 3, 7, 101, 136-144).



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Figures 98-108. Adult males of Cyrtotria spp. 98. (63 BMNH). C. gibbicollis (st;]). Natal. (labeled Perisphaeria linearis Walker, selected as a lectotype by K. Princis). 99. (993 L). C. graniger (Sauss. and Zehn.). Mudugh Prov., Somalia (det. Princis). 100. (997 L). C. tuberculata Shel- ford. Lukuledi, German East Africa (det. Princis). 101. (151 ANSP). C. latipennis (Kirby). N.E. Africa (det. Princis; Rehn det. the specimen as C. capucina, but the genitalia are similar to the type of latipennis (cf. Figs. 142-144 and 136-138) ; the L2d of capucina (Fig. 130) differs from that of latipennis (Fig. 136). 102. (998 L). C. orientalis (Chopard). Kasenyi, East Congo ((det. Princis).
103. (56 CUZM). C. orientalis Kasenyi, East Congo. 104. (996 L). C. capucina (Gerst.). Kakamego (det. Princis). 105. (15 HO). C. sp. Damaraland, South Africa. Shelford selected this specimen as the $ holotype of C. poduriformis (Walker) but Princis (personal communi- cation) claimed that he had no authority to select an additional type to the $ holotype in the British Museum; the L2d surface (Fig. 25) and out- growth differ somewhat from the L2d of the specimen which Princis believes to be poduriformis (Fig. 133). 106. (995 L). C. marshalli Shelford. ES- pungabera (det. Princis). 107. (14 HO) . C. marshalli, holotype, Salisbury, Mashonaland, 5000'. 108. (992 L). C. pallicornis (Kirby). Pretoria, South African Transvaal (det. Princis) . (scale = 5 mm).



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Figures 118-126. Male genital phallomerea of Cjwtotria ~pp. 118-120.
63 BMNH). C. gttbwtlii (from 8 shown in Fig. 98). 121-123. (14 HO). warfhallt (from 8 shown in Pig. 107). 124-126. (995 L). C, marshain A 1'" nirr ini\ /---i- - n - -- --I




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Figures 127-135. Male genital phalkmeres of Cyrtotria app. 127-129. (99g L).
C. orientah (from 5 shown in Fig. 102). 130-132. (996 L). C. tafu&a (from 8 shown in Fig, I#). 133-13s. (55 BMNH). C. $da- riforMis. Natal, Sooth, Africa (k PriacM), (scale = 0.l m}.



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Figurea 136-144. Male genital phallonieres of Cyrtotria latipen& 136- 138. (62 BMNH). (from 3 shown in Fig. 37). 139-141. (995 L). Kitui (defc Primis). 142-I++. (151 ANSF). (from 8 &own in Fig. 101),- (scale ~ 0 . 1 mrn).