Ocreatophasma modestum, 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 : 121

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Ocreatophasma modestum
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3. Ocreatophasma modestum gen. n., sp. n. ( Figs. 41D–E View FIGURE 41 , 42B, 42J–L View FIGURE 42 , 85L View FIGURE 85 )

Remarks: For type data see description below.

Distribution: Peru, Dept. Loreto, Río Ucayali, Genaro Herrera [MNHN].

Key to ♀♀ of Ocreatophasm a gen. n.

1. Small (body length <140.0 mm); anal segment slender, longer than wide......................................... 2

- Larger (body length 165.0 mm); anal segment dilated and transverse ( Fig. 42G View FIGURE 42 ).......................... elegans sp. n.

2. Head ovoid and 1.3x longer than wide ( Fig. 42B View FIGURE 42 ); mesonotum minutely and sparsely granulose; subgenital plate projecting over posterior margin of anal segment ( Figs. 42 View FIGURE 42 J-L); Peru.............................................. modestum sp. n.

- Head cylindrical and 1.8x longer than wide ( Fig. 42C View FIGURE 42 ); mesonotum distinctly tubercular; subgenital plate reaching tip of abdomen ( Figs. 42D–E View FIGURE 42 ); NE-Ecuador............................................................. fragile sp. n.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Phasmida

Family

Phasmatidae

Genus

Ocreatophasma

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