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Issue: Vol. 2502 No. 1: 11 Jun. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-06-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2502.1.3
Page range: 37–46
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 1

The genus Scalida Hebard (Blattaria: Blattellidae,Blattellinae) in China

College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
Blattodea Dictyoptera new species taxonomy cockroaches

Abstract

The blattellid cockroach genus Scalida Hebard, 1929 is revised and redefined on the basis of all species currently included in it, including generic diagnosis, evolution of taxonomy, species list, and taxonomy. Two new species are described and illustrated from China: Scalida quadrispinata and S. pyrrhocephala. Scalida biclavata Bey-Bienko and S. ectobiodes (Saussure) are redescribed and illustrated. A key to all Chinese species is provided.

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