Redescription of Periplaneta arabica (Bey-Bienko, 1938) (Blattodea, Blattidae), with a comparative analysis of three species of Periplaneta Burmeister, 1838 (sensu stricto) Author Luo, Xin-Xing Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China Author Li, Qian-Qian Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China Author Zamani, Alireza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-9666 Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI- 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland Author Che, Yan-Li Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China Author Wang, Zong-Qing https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9413-1105 Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China zqwang2006@126.com text ZooKeys 2023 2023-02-09 1146 165 183 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1146.90817 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1146.90817 1313-2970-1146-165 D382AF5A64EC4AFFB5AB1B2B7A976E5B 42C346AB71CD5CA7A2AE8B3825B0A6E6

Table 1. Samples used in ML analyses with localities, voucher numbers, and accession numbers (bold represent the new sequences). Abbreviations: young nymph (YN); late nymph (LN).

Species	Voucher number	Locality/References	Accession Number
Periplaneta arabica	1213(YN), 1208(♀), YL1(♂), SYL (♂), Shelarab1211(LN), YL2(♀)	Dehloran, Ilam, Iran	OP727639 to OP727640 and OP727649 to OP727652
Periplaneta americana		Bahamas: Exuma, Staniel (Pringle et al. 2019)	MK936745
	1416(♂),	Yuanjiang, Yunnan, China	OP727642
	1124(♂), 1417(♀)	Mt Diaoluo, Hainan, China	OP727638 and OP727643
	1415(♀)	Meizhou Island, Fujian, China	OP727641
Periplaneta lateralis	2401(♂), 2430(♀), 2433(♀), 2435(♀), 2440(♀)	Laboratory Rearing (online shopping)	OP727644 and OP727648
		Breeds of Kyle Kandilian (Bourguignon et al. 2018)	MG882183
Blatta orientalis	-	Bourguignon et al. (2018)	MG882174
Periplaneta brunnea	-	Bourguignon et al. (2018)	MG882182
Periplaneta fuliginosa	-	Ma et al. (2019)	MF149696
Periplaneta australasiae	-	Ma et al. (2019)	MH184379
Cryptocercus meridianus	-	Li et al. (2017)	MG518617
Tryonicus mackerrasae	-	Bourguignon et al. (2018)	MG882205
Hebardina concinna	-	Deng et al. (2023)	ON645482
Mantis religiosa	-	Ye et al. (2016)	NC030265