Spinocloidea, Hennemann & Conle, 2024

Hennemann, Frank H. & Conle, Oskar V., 2024, Studies on Neotropical Phasmatodea XXVI: Taxonomic review of Cladomorformia tax. n., a lineage of Diapheromerinae stick insects, with the descriptions of seven new genera and 41 new species (Phasmatodea: Occidophasmata: Diapheromerinae), Zootaxa 5444 (1), pp. 1-454 : 276

3. Spinocloidea irregulariterspinosa (Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907: 328 ) [ Dyme ]. HT, ♀ (nymph): Holotype; Purula, Vera Paz. Champion; Godman-Salvin Coll. 1908.–163.; 26; B.C.A. Orth II. Dyme irregulariterspinosa Redt. ; Dyme irregulariterspinosa Brunner, 1907 , det. John Huxley, 1964; BMNH(E) #844504 [NHMUK]. comb. n.

Remarks: The unique holotyope is halfgrown ♀ nymph, which makes the generic affiliation difficult to decide with confirmation. The spinose mesopleurae, very short median segment, morphology of the still rudimentary praeopercular organ and limbs, as well as the geographoc distribution in Guatemala however most likely place this distinctive species within this new genus. Amongst the known species of Spinocloidea gen. n. The morphology of the anal segment strongly resembles that of the Costa Rican S. tumscens sp. n., hence this species is here transferred from Bacteria Berthold, 1827 (comb. n.).

Distribution: Guatemala, Vera Paz, Purula [NHMUK].