Scaria, Bolivar, 1887
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4675.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5942974 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E79035-FFD3-4D0C-ACDD-D97BC0C60C00 |
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Plazi |
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Scaria |
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Key to Scaria View in CoL species
1. Lateral carinae of frontal costa subparallel or divergent, but never flared. Tegmina with spots or not, but never with a ventral strip. Male terminalia with subgenital plate usually mid-sized and globose, and with slender, non-conical cerci, ovipositor valves elongate, dagger like............................................................................. 2
- Lateral carinae of the frontal costa flared below the paired ocelli ( Figs. 8B,C View FIGURE 8 , 9B,C View FIGURE 9 ). Tegmina with a broad, light colored stripe covering at least half the ventral edge, and a large ellipsoidal subapical spot ( Figs. 8C View FIGURE 8 , 9C View FIGURE 9 ). Male terminalia with short, thin subgenital plate, cerci stout and conical ( Figs. 8 View FIGURE 8 E–G); ovipositor valves short and broad ( Figs. 9E,F View FIGURE 9 ) (Laeta Group) .......................................................................................... S. laeta View in CoL stat. ressurr.
2. Face greenish-yellow or whitish and post-ocular stripe present (excluding S. ferruginea View in CoL ), margin of prozona moderately curved and raised towards the anterior spine...................................................................... 4
- Face brownish, lacking a post-ocular stripe ( Figs. 10C View FIGURE 10 , 12C View FIGURE 12 ), margin of prozona strongly curved and raised towards the anterior spine ( Figs. 11A View FIGURE 11 , 12A View FIGURE 12 ) (Producta Group) ................................................................. 3
3. Pronotum dark brown with a dorsal, reddish brown spot ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ). Hind femora without lobes on dorsal edge. Tegmina spotless, subgenital plate of males curving upwards in a 90 90° angle ( Fig. 10E View FIGURE 10 )................................... S. maculata View in CoL
- Pronotum brown with a green lime stripe in the lower half of the lateral lobes of pronotum and well into the dorsal median line of the pronotal disc ( Fig. 11A,D View FIGURE 11 , 12A,D View FIGURE 12 ). Hind femora with two or three low lobes along dorsal edge ( Fig. 2I View FIGURE 2 ). Tegmina with a basal spot and subapical spot ( Figs. 11C View FIGURE 11 , 12C View FIGURE 12 ), Subgenital plate in males not curving as noticeably ( Figs. 12E,F View FIGURE 12 )...................................................................................................... S. producta View in CoL
4. Face whitish (only S. ferruginea View in CoL has a brownish face), mid femora length 3–4 times longer than wide, most ventral border of the eyes on a line with or below most of the dorsal height of the exposed area of the tegmina; male epiproct with a narrow distal prolongation; pronotum mostly black, in most cases also with a whitish line align the midline of the pronotal disc, line that can either be simple or expand to cover all the pronotal disc (in S. fasciata View in CoL some specimens display a couple of whitish lines, one to each side of the lateral margin of the pronotal disc) (Lineata Group).......................................... 5
- Face yellowish-green (rarely brown-greenish), mid femora six times longer than wide, most ventral border of the eyes higher than the most dorsal exposed area of the tegmina; male epiproct with no distal protrusion, pronotal coloration lime green or green-bluish (Hamata Group) .......................................................................... 8
5. Dorsal midline present, covering only the midline ( Fig. 15B View FIGURE 15 ) or expanding to cover the whole of the pronotal disc ( Fig. 17B View FIGURE 17 ) ................................................................................................... 6
- Dorsal midline lacking, ( Fig. 15B View FIGURE 15 ) a white line on each side on the lateral border of the pronotal disc occurring in some specimens ( Fig. 13B View FIGURE 13 )................................................................................ S. fasciata View in CoL
6. Cephalic capsule whitish, always with a post-ocular stripe, ovipositor 2.5 times as long as the as subgenital plate......... 7
- Cephalic capsule brown, post-ocular stripe usually lacking ( Figs. 18C View FIGURE 18 , 19C View FIGURE 19 ), but when it occurs, it is very slight; ovipositor 1.5 times as long as subgenital plate ( Fig. 18G View FIGURE 18 )........................................................ S. ferruginea View in CoL
7. Pronotal disc with a mid-dorsal line, spotless tegmina ( Figs. 15 View FIGURE 15 , 16 View FIGURE 16 )....................................... S. lineata View in CoL
- Pronotal disc whitish overall, tegmina with an ovoid subapical spot ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 )..................... S. verutum View in CoL comb. nov.
8. Stripe of the upper half of the lateral margin of the pronotum black and only covering the upper margin of the lateral lobe of the pronotum; male epiproct with a triangular tip, penultimate male sternite rounded and poorly pronounced................ 9
- Stripe of the upper half of the lateral margin of the pronotum black and slight, being only a line that separates the lower and upper margins of the lateral lobes of the pronotum; male epiproct with a rounded tip, penultimate male sternite with a triangular projection.......................................................................................... 10
9. Male and female coloration much alike, variable but never olive-green with irregular, diffuse, dark brownish stripes ( Figs. 20A View FIGURE 20 , 21A View FIGURE 21 ). Male cerci with a similar thickness in all their length and with an obliquely truncated tip ( Fig. 20G View FIGURE 20 ). Ovipositor slender, 2.5 times as long as subgenital plate ( Fig. 20F View FIGURE 20 )....................................................... S. hamata View in CoL
- Female coloration mostly olive-green with whitish punctuations and abundant, diffuse dark brown stripes on pronotum and legs ( Fig. 22 View FIGURE 22 ). Male cerci with similar thickness in all their length and with a rounded tip, ovipositor stout, 1.5 times as long as subgenital plate............................................................................... S. boliviana View in CoL
10. Tegmina with light colored stripe covering the dorsal margin between the medial vein and anal edge ( Figs. 26C View FIGURE 26 , 27C View FIGURE 27 , 28C View FIGURE 28 ). Epiproct of male spear-shaped and with a rounded tip ( Fig. 26E View FIGURE 26 )............................................... 11
- Tegmina lacking a light-colored stripe on the dorsal margin between the medial vein and anal edge ( Fig. 24C View FIGURE 24 ). Epiproct triangular and pointy-tipped ( Fig. 24E View FIGURE 24 )........................................................... S. rafaeli View in CoL sp. nov.
11. Stripe of the upper half of the lateral lobes of the pronotum interrupted at the level of the humero-apical carinae ( Figs. 27A View FIGURE 27 , 28A View FIGURE 28 ). Tegmina spot small and circular; anterior pronotal spine curved downwards ( Fig. 27C View FIGURE 27 ), subgenital plate of male as long as wide ( Fig. 27F View FIGURE 27 )........................................................................ S. jonasi View in CoL sp. nov.
- Stripe of the upper half of the lateral lobes of the pronotum uninterrupted ( Fig. 26A View FIGURE 26 ). Tegmina spot mid-sized and ovoid; anterior pronotal spine not downwardly curved ( Fig. 26C View FIGURE 26 ); subgenital plate of male wider than long ( Fig. 26F View FIGURE 26 )..................................................................................................... S. granti View in CoL sp. nov.
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