@Article{taiwania2026712237,
AUTHOR = {Mu-Hsuan Chen, Wen-Jun Lin, Wei-Ren Liang},
TITLE = {The first record of Nocticolidae (Blattodea) and a new species description of <i>Nocticola</i> from Taiwan},
JOURNAL = {Taiwania},
VOLUME = {71},
YEAR = {2026},
ISSUE = {2},
PAGES = {237-242},
URL = {https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2164},
ABSTRACT = {We report the first record of the family Nocticolidae (Blattodea: Corydioidea Saussure, 1864) in Taiwan and describe a new species of <i>Nocticola</i>, <i>N. formosana</i> sp. nov. Detailed morphological observations place the species in the uenoi-species group, characterized by a specialized tergal gland on the fourth abdominal segment. Males exhibit unique features, including complete eye loss, broad tegmina, and specific genital structures. High genetic distances between <i>N. formosana</i> sp. nov. and related Chinese species support support its status as a distinct species. The type specimens were discovered from the foraging tunnel of <i>Odontotermes formosanus</i> (Shiraki) inside a decaying wood. This study provides new taxonomic evidence on <i>Nocticola</i> diversity and offers new data for understanding the phylogeny of Nocticolidae in East Asia.},
DOI = {10.6165/tai.2026.71.237}
}