Scipinia Stål

Huang, Xia, Zhao, Ping, Zhou, Shanyi & Cai, Wanzhi, 2007, A taxonomic review of genus Scipinia Stål (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from China, Zootaxa 1507, pp. 57-67 : 58

Key to the Chinese species of the genus Scipinia Stål

1. Head above with four pairs of long spines ( Figs. 9 , 10 , 14 , 15 ); posterior margin of pronotum convex; tips of posterior pair of long spines on anterior pronotal lobe not dichotomizing ............................................. 2

-. Head above with three pairs of long spines ( Figs. 1 , 2 ); middle of posterior margin of pronotum concave; tips of the posterior pair of long spines on anterior pronotal lobe dichotomizing ( Fig. 2 )............................ .................................................................................................................................... S. horrida ( Stål 1859)

2. Body darker; fourth and fifth connexival segments, basal portions of sixth and seventh connexival segments black; lateral pronotal angles nearly rectangular ( Fig. 9 ) .................................... S. rotunda sp. nov.

-. Body paler; fifth connexival segment, basal portions of sixth and seventh connexival segments dark brown; lateral angles of pronotum spiniform ( Fig. 14 ) ................................... S. subula Hsiao & Ren 1981

Figures

FIGURE 1. Scipinia horrida Stål, &. Habitus, dorsal view. Scale bar of 1 = 1.67 mm.

FIGURE 9. Scipinia rotunda sp. nov., &. Habitus, dorsal view. Scale bar of 9 = 1.67 mm.

FIGURE 14. Scipinia subula Hsiao & Ren 1981, &. Habitus, dorsal view. Scale bar of 14 = 1.67 mm.

FIGURES 10 – 13. Scipinia rotunda sp. nov., &. 10, Head and prothorax, antennae removed; 11, apical portion of fore leg; 12, apical segments of abdomen; 13, apical segments of abdomen. 10, 11, lateral view; 12, ventral view; 13, caudal view. Scale bar of 10 = 1 mm, of 11 – 13 = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 15 – 22. Scipinia subula Hsiao & Ren 1981, ♂. 15, Head and prothorax, antennae removed; 16, apical portion of fore leg; 17 – 18, pygophore; 19, paramere; 20 – 22, phallus. 15, 16, 18, 22, lateral view; 17, 21, ventral view; 20, dorsal view. Scale bar of 15 = 1 mm, of 16 = 0.5 mm, of 17, 18 = 0.33 mm, of 19 – 22 = 0.25 mm.

FIGURES 2 – 8. Scipinia horrida Stål, ♂. 2, Head and prothorax, antennae removed; 3, apical portion of fore leg; 4, 5, pygophore; 6 - 8, phallus; 2, 3, 5, 6, lateral view; 7, dorsal view; 4, 8, ventral view. Scale bar of 2 = 1 mm, of 3 = 0.5 mm, of 4, 5 = 0.33 mm, of 6 – 8 = 0.25 mm.