Resumo

LOPES, Sonia Maria  e  OLIVEIRA, Edivar Heeren de. New species of Xestoblatta (Blattaria, Blattellidae) from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Iheringia, Sér. Zool. [online]. 2007, vol.97, n.4, pp. 376-378. ISSN 0073-4721.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212007000400003.

Xestoblatta insularis sp. nov. is described based on genital plates, male genital structures and modification on seventh abdominal tergite. Xestoblatta Hebard, 1916 is recorded for the first time to southern Brazil.

Palavras-chave : Xestoblatta; Neotropics; new species; taxonomy.