8, Live insects: 135. Mithrenes panayensis sp. n., % & & in copula; 136. Mithrenes panayensis sp. n., &, PT (striped colour-form); 137. Lonchodiodes samarensis sp. n., % & & in copula; 138. Lonchodes philippinicus sp. n., % & &.

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Studies on Philippine Lonchodinae, with the descriptions of two new genera and eleven new species (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae: Lonchodinae)

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Oct 2007

The subfamily Lonchodinae is a large but still rather poorly studied group of Old World Phasmatodea. The collections of the authors include numerous species of Lonchodinae from the Philippine Islands of Samar, Mindoro, Panay, Babuyan and Luzon, some of which are here studied in detail. Two new genera and eleven new species are described. Keys to th...

A new genus and new species of Philippine stick insects (Insecta: Phasmatodea) and phylogenetic considerations

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Jul 2011
CR BIOL

Marco Gottardo

Based on characters of both sexes, a new genus and species of the basal euphasmatodean lineage Aschiphasmatidae is described and figured from the Philippines. Dallaiphasma eximius gen. et sp. n. displays interesting features for the group, including: a cone-shaped vertex, which is notably raised above the pronotum; the tibial area apicalis represented by a depressed membranous posterior lateral region, and a strongly sclerotized central apical region; the euplantulae consisting of smooth-type attachment pads; the pretarsal claws pectination reduced to minute denticulations; and the well-differentiated boundary between the metanotum and the first abdominal tergum. The phylogenetic information content of the new findings is discussed. Furthermore, as a result of this study, the Aschiphasmatidae are newly recorded from Mindoro island, and now include five genera and six species of the Philippines.

The types of Phasmatodea (= Phasmida) deposited in the Eidgenössisches Technisches Hochschulzentrum, Zürich, Switzerland (ETHZ)

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May 2023
ZOOTAXA

Type specimens of 42 taxa of Phasmatodea (including probable type specimens of 14 taxa) have been located in the Eidgenössisches Technisches Hochschulzentrum, Zürich. The species are listed alphabetically, with the number of specimens, sex and locality data. Some minor taxonomic changes are proposed: 1 new combination, 1 revised combination, 2 lectotype designations.

Baseline ecological information for the Batanes Pit Viper (Trimerusurus mcgregori)

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Short survey to the Data Deficient Batanes Pit Viper (Trimeresurus mcgregori)

Catalogue des types de la collection de phasmes du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris (Insecta, Phasmatodea)

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Jun 2019
ZOOSYSTEMA

The types of Phasmida in the Natural History Museum, London, UK

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Oct 2016
ZOOTAXA

Type specimens of 437 Phasmida taxa have been located in the Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK, formerly BMNH), including 480 primary types of 372 taxa. Taxa with types are listed alphabetically by their specific or subspecific name, and the number of specimens, sex and locality data are given.

Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Phasmatodea III: Catalogue of the phasmids of Hainan Island, China, with descriptions of one new genus, one new species and two new subspecies and proposals of three new combinations

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Aug 2016
ZOOTAXA

GEORGE WAI-CHUN HO

A catalogue of the phasmids of Hainan Island, China is provided. This study presents 25 genera and 59 species. A new genus, Pseudoparamenexenus gen. nov., is erected for Paramenexenus yangi Chen & He, 2002 including the first descriptions of male and egg. One new species with two new subspecies, Marmessoidea hainanensis hainanensis sp. nov. & subsp. nov. and M. h. yinggelingensis subsp. nov., are described. Three combinations are suggested for Pseudoparamenexenus yangi (Chen & He, 2002) comb. nov. from Paramenexenus Redtenbacher, 1908; Asceles bidentatus (Chen & He, 2008) comb. nov. and Scionecra pseudocerca (Chen & He, 2008) comb. nov. from Aruanoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (= Necroscia Audinet-Serville, 1838). Asceles diadema Redtenbacher, 1908, is reported for the first time from China. Three species are first recorded in Hainan including Necroscia multicolor (Redtenbacher, 1908), Necroscia shukayi (Bi, Zhang & Lau, 2001) and Sipyloidea biplagiata Redtenbacher, 1908.

A new species of Korinnis Günther from the Philippines (Phasmatodea: Prisopodidae: Korinninae)

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Oct 2008
ZOOTAXA

Marco Gottardo

The Philippine phasmid fauna is highly biodiverse (Hennemann & Conle 2007), but several taxonomic groups are as yet little understood. An obvious example is the superfamily Aschiphasmatoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. Philippine representatives of this ancestral clade (Zompro 2004) fall into the Southeast-Asian subfamilies Aschiphasmatinae (Aschiphasmatidae), and Korinninae (Prisopodidae). Altogether, only nine species have been recorded from the archipelago, although some species cited by Redtenbacher (1906) and Bruner (1915) appear to be erroneous records. Zompro (2004: 90) indicates that Philippine reports of Orthomeria (Orthomeria) pandora (Westwood, 1859) and O. (O.) forstenii (de Haan, 1842) have been based on misidentifications. Additionally, Aschiphasma annulipes Westwood, 1834 is here excluded from the Philippine fauna; definite distribution records of this species include Indonesia (Kalimantan, Java and Sumatra), Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and north India.

8, Live insects: 135. Mithrenes panayensis sp. n., % & & in copula; 136. Mithrenes panayensis sp. n., &, PT (striped colour-form); 137. Lonchodiodes samarensis sp. n., % & & in copula; 138. Lonchodes philippinicus sp. n., % & &.

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