Blattella germanica subsp. asahinai Cai & Yao & Wang & Che 2025, stat. nov.

Blattella germanica asahinai (Mizukubo, 1981) stat. nov. Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, 1981: 153; Roth 2003: 87. Blattella beybienkoi Roth, 1985: 28. Synonymized by Roth 1986: 371. Material examined. China • 3 females; Yunnan Province, Baoshan City, Baihualing, Jiu Jiezi; 24 Aug. 2015; Xin-Ran Li, Zhi-Wei Qiu leg. • 1 male; Yunnan Province, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yingjiang County, Nabang Town; 11 July 2012; Dong Wang leg. Remarks. Based on morphological comparisons, the genetic distance, and the ABGD delineation results, B. asahinai is considered to be a subspecies of B. germanica. The primary distinctions between B. germanica and B. asahinai are primarily observed in the morphology of the glandular fossae present on the eighth abdominal tergite, the varying sizes of their first ootheca, the coloration of the abdominal tergite during the later instars, and their distinct habitat environments (see Results and Fig. 18 for further details). Distribution. China (Taiwan, Yunnan); England, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, United States.