Scalida, Hebard, 1929

Wang, Zongqing & Che, Yanli, 2010, The genus Scalida Hebard (Blattaria: Blattellidae, Blattellinae) in China, Zootaxa 2502 (1), pp. 37-46 : 38

Key to species of Scalida from China

1. Pronotum with dark U- shaped macula ( Figs. 2 , 23 , 32 )............................................................................................. 2

- Pronotum without U-shaped macula ( Fig.12 )............................................................................................................... 4

2. First (T1) and seventh (T7) abdominal terga specialized ( Figs. 35, 36 )....................... Scalida pyrrhocephala sp. nov.

- Either T1 or T7 specialized, or both unspecialized ...................................................................................................... 3

3. Median phallomere sticklike, long and slender ( Fig. 9 ) ..................................................................... Scalida biclavata

- Median phallomere irregular, apex with thick and short setae ( Fig. 29 ) ....................... Scalida quadrispinata sp. nov.

4. Only T1 specialized ..................................................................................................................... Scalida spinosolobata

- T1 and T7 both specialized........................................................................................................................................... 5

5. T1 with a medial setal tuft and T7 with sparse medial setae ................................................................. Scalida simplex

- T1 with a group of medial setae and T7 with a pair of large, transverse medial depressions ( Figs 15, 16 )................... .......................................................................................................................................................... Scalida ectobiodes

Figures

FIGURES 1–10. Scalida biclavata Bey-Bienko. 1. Head; 2. Pronotum; 3. Hind wing; 4. Front femur; 5. Sixth and seventh abdominal terga, dorsal view; 6. Supra-anal plate and paraprocts, ventral view; 7. Subgenital plate, dorsal view; 8. Left phallomere; 9. Median phallomere and appendage of median phallomere; 10. Right phallomere.

FIGURES 22–30. Scalida quadrispinata sp. nov. 22. Head; 23. Pronotum; 24. Hind wing; 25. Front femur; 26. Supraanal plate and paraprocts, ventral view; 27. Subgenital plate, dorsal view; 28. Left phallomere; 29. Median phallomere and appendage of median phallomere; 30. Right phallomere.

FIGURES 31–41. Scalida pyrrhocephala sp. nov. 31. Head; 32. Pronotum; 33. Hind wing (Cubital-anal region damaged); 34. Front femur; 35. First abdominal tergum, dorsal view; 36. Seventh abdominal tergum, dorsal view; 37. Supra-anal plate and paraprocts, ventral view; 38. Subgenital plate, dorsal view; 39. Left phallomere; 40. Median phallomere; 41. Right phallomere.

FIGURES 11–21. Scalida ectobiodes (Saussure). 11. Head; 12. Pronotum; 13. Hind wing; 14. Front femur; 15. First abdominal tergum, dorsal view; 16. Seventh abdominal tergum, dorsal view; 17. Supra-anal plate and paraprocts, ventral view; 18. Subgenital plate, dorsal view; 19. Left phallomere; 20. Median phallomere and appendage of median phallomere; 21. Right phallomere.