Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915

Stiewe, Martin B. D., 2007, Two new species of Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915 from Southern Africa (Dictyoptera: Mantodea), Zootaxa 1495, pp. 53-60 : 58-59

Key to the males of the genus Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915

1. Phalloid apophysis with three or four-pronged fork-like flagellum ( Figs 14 , 6 ). Forefemur with four completely developed discoidal spines............................................................................................................... 5

- Phalloid apophysis with two-pronged fork-like flagellum ( Figs 3, 7–9 ). Forefemur with three or four discoidal spines................................................................................................................................................. 2

2. Forefemur with four completely developed discoidal spines. Hypophallus with lateral, long, unruffled dagger-shaped appendage small medial spike near right lateral margin ( Fig. 4) ......... B. kaltenbachi n. sp.

- Forefemur with three discoidal spines, sometimes 4th missing spine replaced by narrowed verruca ........ 3

3. Frontal scutellum transversal with arched vertex. Hypophallus with lateral, long, dorsal rounded appendage, medial margin ruffled ( Fig. 12 ). The 4th missing dicoidal spine at forefemur is never replaced by narrowed verruca ....................................................................................................... B. punctigera ( Stål, 1871)

- Frontal scutellum transversal with slightly obtuse-angled dorsal vertex.....................................................4

4. Hypophallus with long, striking, medial ruffled knife-shaped lateral appendage without medial spike (subapical) ( Fig. 10 ). Sometimes the 4th missing discoidal spine is replaced by a narrowed verruca. ................

............................................................................................................................ B. affinis Kaltenbach, 1996 - Hypophallus with short lateral appendage, unruffled and looks like a thorn; subapical spike is of same size as lateral thorn ( Fig. 11 ) ................................................................................................ B. brevis Beier, 1953 5. Left epiphallus has a well developed phalloid apophysis with a three-pronged fork-like flagellum ( Fig. 14 ) ................................................................................................................................................ B. uhligi n. sp.

- Left epiphallus has a well developed phalloid apophysis with a four-pronged fork-like flagellum ( Fig. 6 ) .............................................................................................................................. B. rhodesiaca Beier, 1930

Figures

FIGURES 14 – 16. Bolbella uhligi n. sp. Holotype ♂ copulatory apparatus: 14, left epiphallus dorsal view; 15, hypophallus dorsal view; 16, right epiphallus ventral view. l Ep = left epiphallus, Hy = hypophallus, r Ep = right epiphallus, Ap = apophysis, Ti = titillator. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 6 – 9. Flagellum of phalloid apophysis dorsal view of: 6, Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier, 1930; 7, Bolbella brevis Beier, 1953; 8, Bolbella affinis Kaltenbach, 1996; 9, Bolbella punctigera (Stål, 1871); modified from Beier (1953) & Kaltenbach (1996). Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 10 – 13. Lateral appendage of hypophallus dorsal view of: 10, Bolbella affinis Kaltenbach, 1996; 11, Bolbella brevis Beier, 1953; 12, Bolbella punctigera (Stål, 1871); 13, Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier, 1930; modified from Beier (1953) & Kaltenbach (1996). Scale bar = 0.1 mm.