Review of the Chinese species of the genus Scelimena Serville, 1838 (Tetrigidae Scelimeninae: Scelimenini) Author Lao, Chuangyu 0000-0003-3711-3992 College of Life Science & Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074 Wuhan, PR China; & 754617241 @ qq. com, https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3711 - 3992; Author Kasalo, Niko 0000-0002-3139-6349 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Evolution Lab, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR- 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; & niko. kasalo 5 @ gmail. com, https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3139 - 6349; Author Gao, Fan 0000-0001-8105-1261 Nanjing University, Jiangsu, China; & fangao @ smail. nju. edu. cn, https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8105 - 1261; Author Deng, Weian 0000-0002-8023-2498 Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China; & Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China; & dengweian 5899 @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8023 - 2498; Author Skejo, Josip 0000-0002-2554-4499 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Evolution Lab, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR- 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; & skejo. josip @ gmail. com, https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2554 - 4499; text Zootaxa 2022 2022-10-31 5200 4 321 343 journal article 178568 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.4.2 8bf40461-c826-4145-9e31-2411278bf402 1175-5326 7270638 9DD172B3-3A46-4FAD-BE51-004E288D98A1 A key to Scelimena species found in PR China ( S. spicupennis is not included in the key because currently not assigned to any of the species groups) 1A Vertex visibly wider than an eye. Shoulders with tubercles (ML). Ventral margin of hind femora toothed................ 2 1B Vertex as wide as an eye or narrower. Shoulders smooth, without tubercles. Ventral margin of hind femora smooth. S. bellula species group........................................................................................ 3 2A Lateral carina with one to three pairs of projections (ML1, ML2, ML3), only in the humeral region. Lateral spines directed forwards.. S. producta species group........................................................ S. pyrroma sp. n. 2B Whole lateral carina of the pronotum tuberculated, with more than 8 pairs of tubercles. Lateral spines directed sidewards. S. discalis species group........................................................ S. songkrana Zha et Wen, 2017 3A Vertex as wide as a compound eye. In lateral view, the prozona of the pronotum very undulated. Interhumeral carinae recognizable. Lateral spines usually directed forwards. Dark in colour with many yellow dots. Hind femur with two blurry yellowish areas.................................................................... S. melli Günther, 1938 3B Vertex visibly narrower than a compound eye. In lateral view, the prozona of the pronotum weakly undulated, almost flat. Interhumeral carinae almost absent. Lateral spines usually directed sidewards (rarely forwards). Dark in colour with vivid yellow, red or orange stripes. Hind femur with two vivid yellowish stripes.................... ...... S. nitidogranulosa Günther, 1938 and S. guangxiensis Zheng, 1993 (probably synonyms)