Phidon Rehn, 1933

Bramardi, Martina A., Moccia, Tobías & Kun, Marcelo E., 2023, Phidon abismus sp. nov. from Patagonian forests of Argentina (Blattaria: Pseudophyllodromiidae), Zootaxa 5297 (4), pp. 579-586 : 584

Key of species of Phidon Rehn, 1933 (males)

The key of Rehn 1933 is here updated for males. P. dubius males are unknown ( Princis 1952). Thus, this species is not included in this key.

1. Brachypterous................................................................... Phidon chanco Vera, 2019

- Wings well-developed................................................................................. 2

2. Tegmina with Sc vein fused at base with radial.............................................................. 3

- Tegmina with Sc vein not fused at base with radial........................................................... 4

3. Tegmina surpassing apex of abdomen by less than pronotal length; 7 unforked radials; pronotal disk with pigmentation disposed in two lateral bands and spots; total body length less than 10 mm ......................... Phidon bullocki Rehn, 1933

- Tegmina surpassing apex of abdomen by more than pronotal length; 8–9 unforked radials; pronotal disk with central drawing as an inverted trident shape crowned by three spots, the central elongated, total body length between 15.5–20 mm ......................................................................................... Phidon abismus sp. nov.

4. Pronotum symmetrically trapezoidal in outline; disk of same with pattern of dark punctulae, not broadly maculate laterad. Tegmina with discoidal sectors less definitely phylliform in character or branching; all terminal veins or rami with numerous raised and infuscate points...................................................... Phidon araucanus Rehn, 1933

- Pronotum transverse elliptical in outline; disk of same with dark punctulae and laterad also broadly maculate. Tegmina with discoidal sectors distinctly phylliform in character and bifurcation; tegminal veins and rami without raised infuscate points......................................................................... Phidon reticularis Blanchard, 1851