Three new species of Scalida (Blattodea: Blattellidae) from Yunnan, China Author Qiao, Limin 0009-0008-0951-7002 Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China & queeneak @ 163. com https: // orcid. org / 0009 - 0008 - 0951 - 7002 Author Li, Qianqian 0009-0007-3088-9591 Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China & 1499681892 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0009 - 0007 - 3088 - 9591 1499681892@qq.com Author Yao, Wenwen 0009-0006-9329-8329 Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China & Wenwen-Yao @ outlook. com; https: // orcid. org / 0009 - 0006 - 9329 - 8329 ao@outlook.com Author Wang, Zongqing 0000-0001-9413-1105 Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China & zqwang 2006 @ 126. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9413 - 1105 Author Che, Yanli Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China text Zootaxa 2023 2023-06-19 5306 1 144 150 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5306.1.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.1.8 1175-5326 516C3126-2910-4012-9730-D87CDA20FE6C Key to species of Scalida 1 Pronotum with U-shaped macula......................................................................... 2 - Pronotum without U-shaped macula...................................................................... 8 2 U-shaped macula of pronotum broad and indistinct......................................... Scalida hamata sp. nov. - U-shaped macula of pronotum narrower and conspicuous..................................................... 3 3 Styli close to each other................................................................... Scalida biclavata - Styli obviously separated............................................................................... 5 4 Styli with obviously different shapes....................................................... Scalida latiusvittata - Styli with similar shapes................................................................................ 6 5 Posterior margin of subgenital plate with a notch........................................... Scalida quadrispinata - Posterior margin of subgenital plate rounded................................................. Scalida latiusvittata 6 Styli bifurcated with two sharpened apices................................................ Scalida pyrrhocephala - Styli with more than two sharpened apices................................................................. 7 7 Hind margin of subgenital plate with a semicircular process lacking small spines....................... Scalida bazyluki - Hind margin of subgenital plate with a big, long process covered with many small spines.......... Scalida spinosa sp. nov. 8 Posterior margin of the anal plate broadly rounded........................................................... 9 - Posterior margin of the anal plate irregular with two large spines............................................... 10 9 T7 with light hairs in the middle of anterior margin............................................... Scalida simplex - T7 without hairs..................................................................... Scalida spinosolobata 10 Knobs of T7 with bristles.......................................................... Scalida ramiformis sp. nov. - Knobs of T7 without bristles.............................................................. Scalida ectobiodes