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Issue: Vol. 5306 No. 1: 19 Jun. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-06-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.1.8
Page range: 144-150
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Three new species of Scalida (Blattodea: Blattellidae) from Yunnan, China

Institute of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Southwest University; Beibei; Chongqing 400715; China
Institute of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Southwest University; Beibei; Chongqing 400715; China
Institute of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Southwest University; Beibei; Chongqing 400715; China
Institute of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Southwest University; Beibei; Chongqing 400715; China
Institute of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Southwest University; Beibei; Chongqing 400715; China
Blattodea Blaberiodea checklist cockroaches Dictyoptera taxonomy

Abstract

Three new Scalida species from Yunnan are reported: Scalida hamata Qiao & Che sp. nov., Scalida spinosa Qiao & Che sp. nov., Scalida ramiformis Qiao & Che sp. nov.. Morphological descriptions of the new species, including the male genitalia, are provided along with detailed photographs. A list and a key to species of Scalida in the world are provided.

 

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