Scolytocis Blair 1928
Creators: name: Souza-Gonçalves, Igor
name: Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Ciidae
Scolytocis

description: Key to Australian and Oriental species of Scolytocis Blair   
1 Metatibiae with outer edge straight (Fig. 5) to barely rounded (Fig. 10), usually with a clear distinction between outer and apical edges; spines of outer edge separated by one spine-width or more (Figs 5, 10, 15). If distinction of outer and apical edges of metatibiae is not clear (Fig. 10), then TL is less than 1.16 mm........................................... 5  
1’ Metatibiae with outer edge broadly rounded, without a distinction between outer and apical edges; spines of outer edge very close to each other at apical half and TL at least 1.26 mm...............................................................................2  
2 Apical antennomere of club longer than preceding two antennomeres together.................................................... 4  
2’ Apical antennomere of club shorter than preceding two antennomeres together.................................................... 3  
 3 Prosternum with longitudinal carina in front of coxae conspicuous. TL less than 1.40 mm. Known from the Philippines.. Scolytocis philippinensis Lopes-Andrade, 2008   
 3’ Prosternum devoid of a longitudinal carina in front of coxae. TL more than 2.10 mm. Known from southeast China.................................................................................. ....... Scolytocis danae Lopes-Andrade & Grebennikov, 2015   
 4 Prosternum biconcave. TL more than 1.70 mm. Known from the Philippines...................................................................................... Scolytocis thayerae Lopes-Andrade, 2008   
 4’ Prosternum concave. TL less than 1.70 mm. Known from Fiji................ Scolytocis zimmermani Lopes-Andrade, 2008   
5 Pronotum with a rugose border along the posterior edge..8  
5’ Pronotum lacking a rugose border along the posterior edge, the surface similar to that of pronotal disc............ 6  
 6 CL/FL at least 1.80. Known from Malaysia................................................ Scolytocis malayanus Lopes-Andrade, 2008   
6’ CL/FL 1.60 or less............................................................. 7  
 7 Metatibiae with a clear distinction between outer and apical edges (Fig. 15); outer edge straight and bearing few spines (usually three; Fig. 15). Known from Samoa and Guam................................. Scolytocis samoensis Blair, 1928   
 7’ Metatibiae without a clear distinction between outer and apical edges (Fig. 10); outer edge slightly rounded and bearing much more than three spines (Fig. 10). Known from the Pohnpei Island (Micronesia)..................................................................................... Scolytocis insularis sp. n.   
 8 Pronotum with interspaces of punctures smooth. Known from Australia................ Scolytocis australimontensis sp. n.   
8’ Pronotum with interspaces of punctures microreticulate... 9  
 9 Posterior pronotal edge with a narrow rugose border. Metaventrite bearing a conspicuous and long discrimen. Known from the Philippines........................................................................... Scolytocis werneri Lopes-Andrade, 2008   
 9’ Posterior pronotal edge with a broad rugose border. Discrimen short, not reaching the middle of metaventrite. Known from Northern New Zealand.................................................. Scolytocis novaezelandiae Lopes-Andrade, 2008
description: Published as part of Souza-Gonçalves, Igor & Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, 2017, Taxonomy of Xylographellini (Coleoptera: Ciidae) from the Australian and Oriental regions with descriptions of new species of Scolytocis and Xylographella, pp. 1-7 in Zoologia (e 13730) (e 13730) 34 on pages 2-3, DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.34.e13730, http://zenodo.org/record/13175118