Phanocles mexicanus, 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 : 149

19. Phanocles mexicanus sp. n. ( Figs. 52B–C , 59A–C , 60D , 64O–Q , 67G–H , 88D )

Remarks: For type data see description below. For further comments see also Lanceobostra guatemalensis ( Redtenbacher, 1908) .

Distribution: Mexico: SW-Mexico, Chiapas, Huixtla-Motozintla km 3, 700 m [MNHN]; SW-Mexico, Chiapas, Tapachula [ZMUH]; SW-Mexico, Chiapas, Soconusco 1200 m [ZMUH]. Guatemala: Guatemala, Dept. Chimaltenango, 800–1600 m [MNHN]; Guatemala, Dept. Chimaltenango, Yepocapa, 1300±m [UMMZ]; Guatemala [MHNG].

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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 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 60. Phanocles Stål, 1875 head and prothorax: A. P. aequatorialis (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♂, lateral view [coll. FH]; B. P. costaricensis Hennemann, 2002 ♂, lateral view [coll. FH]; C. P. muticus (Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907) ♂, lateral view [coll. FH]; D. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♂ PT, lateral view [UMMZ, © Erika Tucker]; E. P. horni (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♂, lateral view [coll. FH]; F. P. maximus sp. n. ♂ PT, dorsolateral view [coll. FH]; G. P. spectabilis sp. n. ♂ PT, lateral view [coll. FH]; H. P. saussurei (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♂, lateral view [coll. FH]; J. P. vosseleri (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♂, lateral view [coll. FH].

FIGURE 64. Phanocles Stål, 1875 terminalia of ♀♀: A. P. superbus sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view [MNHN]; B. P. superbus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsal view [MNHN]; C. P. superbus sp. n. ♀ HT, ventral view [MNHN]; D. P. acutecornutus sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view [ZSMC]; E. P. berezini sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view [coll. FH]; F. P. berezini sp. n. ♀ PT, dorsal view [coll. FH]; G. P. berezini sp. n. ♀ PT, ventral view [coll. FH]; H. P. muticus (Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907), lateral view [coll. FH]; J. P. muticus (Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907), dorsal view [coll. FH]; K. P. muticus (Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907), ventral view [coll. FH]; L. P. horni (Redtenbacher, 1908), lateral view [coll. FH]; M. P. horni (Redtenbacher, 1908), dorsal view [coll. FH]; N. P. horni(Redtenbacher, 1908), ventral view [coll. FH]; O. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view [MNHN]; P. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♀ PT, dorsal view [MNHN]; Q. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♀ HT, ventral view [MNHN]; R. P. barbadosense sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view [ANSP]; S. P. barbadosense sp. n. ♀ PT, ventral view [ANSP].

FIGURE 67. Phanocles Stål, 1875: A. P. horni (Redtenbacher, 1908), lateral view of terminalia [coll. FH]; B.. horni (Redtenbacher, 1908), dorsal view of terminalia [coll. FH]; C. P. horni (Redtenbacher, 1908), ventral view of terminalia [coll. FH]; D. P. saussurei (Redtenbacher, 1908), lateral view of terminalia [coll. FH]; E. P. saussurei (Redtenbacher, 1908), dorsal view of terminalia [coll. FH]; F. P. saussurei (Redtenbacher, 1908), ventral view of terminalia [coll. FH]; G. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♂ PT, lateral view of terminalia [UMMZ, © Erika Tucker]; H. P. mexicanus sp. n. ♂ PT, dorsal view of terminalia [UMMZ, © Erika Tucker]; J. P. chiapasense sp. n. ♂ HT, lateral view of terminalia [ZMUH]; K. P. chiapasense sp. n. ♂ HT, dorsal view of terminalia [ZMUH]; L. P. maroniensis (Chopard, 1911) ♀ HT, right mesofemur in intero-lateral view [MNHN]; M. P. solidus sp. n. ♀ HT, right mesofemur in intero-lateral view [ANSP]; N. P. ploiaria (Westwood, 1859) ♀, right mesofemur in interolateral view [coll. FH]; O. P. ploiaria (Westwood, 1859) ♀, right mesofemur in intero-lateral view [coll. FH]; P. P. brevipes sp. n. ♀ HT, right metatibia in intero-lateral view [ANSP]; Q. P. brevipes sp. n. ♀ HT, left mid leg in intero-lateral view [ANSP].

FIGURE 88. Mesosternum: A. Phanocles burkartii (Saussure, 1868) ♀ [coll. FH]; B. Phanocles maximus sp. n. ♀ PT [coll. FH]; C. Phanocles maximus sp. n. ♂ PT [coll. FH]; D. Phanocles mexicanus sp. n. ♀ HT [MNHN]; E. Phanocles ploiaria (Westwood, 1859) ♀ [coll. FH]; F. Phanocles ploiaria (Westwood, 1859) ♂ [coll. FH]; G. Phanocles subvolans (Westwood, 1859) ♀ [ANSP]; H. Phanocles ecuadoricus sp. n. ♀ HT [ZMUH]; J. Phanocles maroniensis (Chopard, 1911) ♂ [MNHN]; K. Phanocles satyr (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ [ANSP]; L. Phanocles saussurei (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ [coll. FH]; M. Phanocles superbus sp. n. ♀ HT [MNHN]; N. Phanocles spectabilis sp. n. ♂ HT [coll. FH]; O. Phanocles falcatus sp. n. ♂ HT [ANSP]. Not in scale.