Scirtes, Illiger, 1807

Ruta, Rafał & Kiałka, Agata, 2021, The genus Scirtes Illiger of Fiji (Coleoptera: Scirtoidea: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4926 (4), pp. 501-520 : 517

Key to identification of Fijian Scirtes

1. Body oval, convex, TL/EW1.19–1.44..................................................................... 8

-. Body elongated, depressed, TL/EW 1.44–1.75.............................................................. 2

2. Body yellowish, TL> 3.30 mm, aedeagus symmetrical........................... Scirtes natovensis Champion, 1919

-. Body brown to black, TL <2.60 mm, aedeagus asymmetrical................................................................................................... 3. [identification impossible without dissection of male genitalia]

3. Tegmen trifid, one of parameres biramose..................................................................4.

-. Tegmen bifid.........................................................................................6.

4. Apical processes of penis very short, ca. 0.1× length of penis........................ Scirtes pseudoveisariensis sp. nov.

-. Apical processes of penis longer, ca. 0.3–0.4× length of penis..................................................5.

5. Both processes of divided paramere equally narrow..................................... Scirtes abacaensis sp. nov.

-. One process of divided paramere distinctly wider than other............................. Scirtes veisariensis sp. nov.

6. Penis with three apical processes................................................. Scirtes veitchi Champion, 1919

-. Penis with two apical processes..........................................................................7.

7. Pala with very long and thin posterior portion; parameres of tegmen ca. 2× longer than basal portion................................................................................................... Scirtes devoensis sp. nov.

-. Pala with short posterior portion; parameres of tegmen 1.0–1.3× longer than basal portion......... Scirtes tokotaai sp. nov.

8. Coloration of body contrasting: head, pronotum and scutellar shield orange, elytra brown to black, aedeagus asymmetrical................................................................................. Scirtes humeralis Pic, 1932

-. Body uniformly brown to black, aedeagus symmetrical....................................................... 9

9. Parameres wide, much longer than basal portion of tegmen................................ Scirtes schlingeri sp. nov.

-. Parameres narrow, shorter than basal portion of tegmen.................................. Scirtes navaiensis sp. nov.