Phanocles falcatus, 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 : 148

13. Phanocles falcatus sp. n. ( Figs. 52B , 55B , 57H–J , 59J , 63 K-M, 88O, 93C, 97A–B, 99O)

Remarks: For type data see description below.

Distribution: NE-Ecuador, Province Napo, Coca [BMNH]; NE-Ecuador, Province Napo, Río Rumiyacu & Tiputini, Pindo [MNHN]; NE-Ecuador, Province Napo, Río Tiputini / Tivacuno, Research Station Yasuni [MNHN]; NE-Ecuador, Province Napo, Puerto Napo / Ahuno, 450 m [MNHN]; NE-Ecuador, Province Napo, Misahualli, 400 m [coll. FH]; NE-Ecuador, Province Sucumbios, Coca / L. Agrio, S. P. de los Cofanes, 415 m [MNHN]; Ecuador, Province Morona Santiago, Macas [USNM]; S-Colombia, Putumayo, Río Narino, Umbria [ANSP]; NE-Peru, Province Loreto, Rio Yubineto [MNHN]; EColombia, Guianía, Rio Negro [MHNG].

Figures

FIGURE 52. Phanocles Stål, 1875 habitus (A–C in scale): A. P. horni (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ (captive reared from SW-Mexico, Oaxaca/Chiapas, Est. D. Tehuantepec), dorsolateral view [coll. FH, No. 0700–28]; B. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♀ HT (Mexico, Chiapas, Huixtla/Motozintla 700 m), dorsal view [MNHN]; C. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♀ PT (Guatemala, Dept. Chimaltenango), dorsal view [MNHN]; D. P. superbus sp. n. ♀ HT (Ecuador, Prov. Pichincha, Tandapi 1700 m), dorsal view [MNHN].

FIGURE 55. Phanocles Stål, 1875: A. P. ecuadoricus sp. n. ♂ PT (Ecuador, Prov. Esmeraldas, Rio Verde), dorsolateral view [MNCN]; B. P. falcatus sp. n. ♂ PT (Ecuador, Prov. Napo, Misahualli), dorsolateral view [coll. FH, No. 0919–3]; C. P. maximus sp. n. ♀ PT (captive reared from Panamá, Prov. Coclé, Valle deAntón), dorsolateral view [coll. FH, No. 1360–3]; D. P. spectabilis sp. n. ♂ PT (captive reared from Costa Rica, Prov. Puntarenas, La Gamba), dorsolateral view [coll. FH, No. 0563–18]; E. P. ploiaria (Westwood, 1859) ♀ (Panamá, Prov. Coclé, Valle de Antón 650–850 m), dorsolateral view [coll. FH, No. 0705–12]; F. P. obtusus (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♂ (Venezuela, Aragua N.P., Rancho Grande), dorsolateral view [ANSP].

FIGURE 57. Phanocles Stål, 1875 head and prothorax: A. P. acutecornutus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsolateral view [MNHN]; B. P. berezini sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view [coll. FH]; C. P. brevipes sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsolateral view (head is turned upside down) [ANSP]; D. P. barbadosense sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view [ANSP]; E. P. muticus (Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907) ♀, dorsolateral view [coll. FH]; F. P. burkartii (Saussure, 1868) ♀, dorsolateral view [coll. FH]; G. P. saussurei (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀, lateral view [coll. FH]; H. P. falcatus sp. n. ♀ PT, dorsolateral view [MNHN]; J. P. falcatus sp. n. ♀ PT, dorsolateral view [MNHN]; K. P. superbus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsolateral view [MNHN].

FIGURE 59. Phanocles Stål, 1875: A. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♀ HT (with small cephalic tubercles), lateral view of head and prothorax [MNHN]; B. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♀ PT (with prominent cephalic horns), lateral view of head and prothorax [MNHN]; C. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsal view of head, pro and mesonotum [MNHN]; D. P. pleurospinosus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsolateral view of mesothorax with median segment showing the typical spines of the metapleurae [MNCR-A]; E. P. solidus sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view of head and prothorax [ANSP]; F. P. maroniensis (Chopard, 1911) ♂, lateral view of head and prothorax [MNHN]; G. P. virgulatus (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♂, dorsolateral view of head and prothorax [coll. FH]; H. P. ecuadoricus sp. n. ♂ PT, dorsolateral view [MNCN]; J. P. falcatus sp. n. ♂ PT, dorsolateral view of head and prothorax [coll. FH].

FIGURE 63. Phanocles Stål, 1875 terminalia of ♀♀: A. P. cuzcoense sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view [ANSP]; B. P. cuzcoense sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsal view [ANSP]; C. P. cuzcoense sp. n. ♀ HT, ventral view [ANSP]; D. P. brevipes sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view [ANSP]; E. P. brevipes sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsal view [ANSP]; F. P. brevipes sp. n. ♀ HT, ventral view [ANSP]; G. P. pleurospinosus sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view [MNCR-A]; H. P. pleurospinosus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsal view [MNCR-A]; J. P. pleurospinosus sp. n. ♀ HT, ventral view [MNCR-A]; K. P. falcatus sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view [coll. FH]; L. P. falcatus sp. n. ♀ PT, dorsal view [coll. FH]; M. P. falcatus sp. n. ♀ PT, ventral view [coll. FH]; N. P. solidus sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view [ANSP]; O. P. solidus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsal view [ANSP]; P. P. solidus sp. n. ♀ HT, ventral view [ANSP]; Q. P. satyr (Redtenbacher, 1908), lateral view [ANSP].