Phanocloidea baculus (Olivier, 1792) 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 : 236

1. Phanocloidea baculus ( Olivier, 1792: 638, pl. 132: 2 (♀ )) [ Mantis ]. HT, ♀: Am. mer.:, RMNH Type Phasma arumatia Stoll 1813 [RMNH]. (Latinized name for Stoll’s pl. 13: 51). comb. n. ( Fig. 69E )

= Phasma arumatia Stoll, 1813: 41 & 76, pl. 13: 51 (♀). HT, ♀: Am. mer.:, RMNH Type Phasma arumatia Stoll 1813 [RMNH]. (Junior objective synonym of Mantis baculus Olivier, 1792 )

= Mantis squeleton Olivier, 1792: 639 . LT, ♀: Amboina, Phasma Femoratum ; RMNH Leiden, Type Phasma simplex Stoll 1813 [RMNH]; PLT, ♀: China; Simplex Stoll ; RMNH Leiden Type Phasma simplex Stoll 1813 [RMNH]. (Latinized name for Stoll’s pl. 14: 55) syn. n.

= Phasma simplex Stoll, 1813: 45 , pl. 14: 55. LT, ♀: Amboina, Phasma Femoratum ; RMNH Leiden, Type Phasma simplex Stoll 1813 [RMNH]; PLT, ♀: China; Simplex Stoll ; RMNH Leiden Type Phasma simplex Stoll 1813 [RMNH]. (Junior objective synonym of Mantis squeleton Olivier, 1792 )

= Bacteria pan Redtenbacher, 1908: 420 . HT, ♀: Guyana [SMNS—not traced]. syn. n.

Remarks: Examination of all type specimens has shown that the insect illustrated by Stoll (1787, plate 14: 55) is the same species illustrated on plate 13, figure 51 of the same work. Consequently, Mantis squeleton Olivier, 1792 and the junior objective synonym Phasma simplex Stoll, 1813: 45 are synonyms of P. baculus ( Olivier, 1792, syn. n.). Unfortunately the type-specimen of Bacteria pan Redtenbacher, 1908 from “ Guyana ”, perhaps a penultimate instar nymph, is not traced in the collection of SMNS. The brief original description and type-locality place it close to P.baculus (Olivier, 1793) . Although slightly smaller (body length 135.0 mm, according to Redtenbacher, 1908: 421), the description as well as the length proportions of the body and legs match perfectly with the ♀ from Guyana in the collection of NHMUK (body length 158.5 mm). Thus, Redtenbacher’s species is here synonymised (syn. n.).

Distribution: “South America” [RMNH]; Guyana “ British Guiana ” [NHMUK]; Guyana [SMNS—lost]; Suriname, Galabi, Maronyne [NHMUK].

Figures

FIGURE 69. Phanocloidea Zompro, 2001: A. P. incolumis (Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907) ♀ (Belize, San Ignacio), habitus dorsal view [NHMUK]; B. P. muricata (Burmeister, 1838) ♀ (French Guiana, Montagne de Roura), habitus dorsolateral view [coll. FH, No. 0473–2]; C. P. muricata (Burmeister, 1838) ♂ (French Guiana, nr. Cacao), habitus dorsolateral view [coll. FH, No. 0473–10]; D. P. incompta (Rehn, 1904) ♀ (Costa Rica, Prov. Limón, Matina), habitus dorsolateral view [NHMW]; E. P. baculus (Olivier, 1792) ♀ HT, lateral view [RMNH].