Pachyphloea magnoliae Murcia, Cadena-Castañeda, Noriega and García García, 2019

Murcia, Andres David & Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J., 2023, The stick insects (Insecta: Phasmatodea) from the Cloud Forest of the Chicaque Natural Park, Colombia, Insecta Mundi 2023 (20), pp. 1-45 : 32

Pachyphloea magnoliae Murcia, Cadena-Castañeda, Noriega and García García, 2019

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Comments. Specimens frequently observed perched on ferns and feeding on them ( Fig. 29A–B ). Additionally, a light brown female was found with discontinuous green, and white spots located on her integument, with very conspicuous spines and tubercles ( Fig. 29C ), different from the specimens studied and described by Murcia et al. (2019).

Measurements (mm). ♂ / ♀ TL: 24 / 24, Pr: 3 / 3, Ms: 5 / 5, Mt: 2 / 2, MSeg: 1 / 0.9, Pf: 7 / 7, Mf: 5 / 6, Hf: 8 / 9, Pt: 7 / 7, Mt: 6 / 6, Ht: 10 / 10, Ant: 10 / 20.

Distribution. Previously described to the Parque Natural Chicaque, 2300–2530 m.

Specimens and eggs examined. 1 male and 1 female, specimens different from those studied in the original description. 3 eggs: 1♂ 1♀ 4°36′30″N 74°18′22″W 2524 m. 13 September 2020 (CAUD).

Tribe Prexaspini Zompro, 2004

Figures

Figure 29.Pachyphloea magnoliae. A) Female perched on fern. B) Female feeding on fern. C) Female greenish form on leaves (Photo A. Avila).