Globocrania culmus ( Bates, 1865: 331 )

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 : 70

1. Globocrania culmus ( Bates, 1865: 331) [ Bacteria ]. HT, ♂: Braz.; E coll. (1839–73) W.W. Saunders, Purchased and pres. ’73 by Mrs F.W. Hope; culmus Bates ; Type —Bates. Bacteria culmus, Trans. Linn. Soc. XXV, 1865, p. 331 ; Type Orth: 607, Bacteria culmus Bates, Hope Dept. Ent. Oxford [OUMNH, No. 607]. comb. n. ( Figs. 24A, 24D , 25A, 25 G-J, 26A–B, H-J, 86A, 98O, 95O, 126A–B)

= Bostra arcuata Redtenbacher, 1908: 408 . HT, ♀ (nymph): Espirito Santo, Brasil., ex coll. Fruhstorfer; Collectio Br. v. W.; det. Redtenb. Bostra arcuata ; 24.493; Bostra arcuata Redt. ♀ Type! [NHMW, No. 790]. syn. n.

= Otocrania pleuracantha Redtenbacher, 1908: 424 . LT [by present designation], ♀: Espirito Santo, Brasil., ex coll. Fruhstorfer; Collectio Br. v. W.; det. Redtenb. Otocrania pleuracantha ; 24.431; Otocrania pleuracantha Redt. Type! [NHMW, No. 822]; PLT, ♀ (nymph): Coll. Br. v. W., Espirito Santo, Fruhstorfer; det. Redtenb. Otocrania pleuracantha [NHMW, No. 822]. syn. n.

Remarks: The collection of CEIOC contains males and a female from the same locality, which has proven O. pleuracantha Redtenbacher, 1908 to be the opposite sex of Bacteria culmus Bates, 1865 (syn. n.). Examination of the holotype of Bostra arcuata and comparison with the types of O. pleuracantha have shown this to be a halfgrown ♀ nymph of the same species and even from the same locality, hence is also a junior synonym of culmus Bates (syn. n.). The previously unknown eggs are described below.

Distribution: “ Brazil ” [OUMNH]; E-Brazil, Est. Espírito Santo [NHMW, ZMPA]; E-Brazil, Est. Minas Geraïs [MNHN]; SE-Brazil, Est. São Paulo, Alto da Serra [ESALQ]; SE-Brazil, Est. São Paulo, Salesópolis [MZUSP]; SE-Brazil, Est. São Paulo, Boraceia Biological Station [MZUSP]; SE-Brazil, Est. Rio de Janeiro, Mantiquera Mountains, Itatiaia NP, Cachoeira de Maromba, 1130 m [CEIOC]; no data [MZUSP, UFRJ, UFVB].

Figures

FIGURE 24. Globocrania gen. n.: A. G. culmus (Bates, 1865) ♀ (Bazil, Minas), habitus dorsolateral view [MNHN]; B. G. emesa (Westwood, 1859) ♀ HT of Bostra imperialis Redtenbacher, 1908, habitus dorsolateral view [MNHU]; C. G. tabida (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ penultimate instar HT, habitus dorsal view [ZMUH]; D. G. culmus (Bates, 1865) ♀, ventral view of thorax [ESALQ]; E. G. tabida (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ penultimate instar HT, ventral view of thorax [ZMUH]; F. G. tabida (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ penultimate instar HT, dorsal view of metathorax and median segment [ZMUH].

FIGURE 25. Globocrania gen. n.: A. G. culmus (Bates, 1865) ♂ HT, habitus dorsolateral view [UMO]; B. G. emesa (Westwood, 1859) ♂, habitus dorsolateral view [MNHU]; C. G. emesa (Westwood, 1859) ♂ HT of Pseudobacteria longipes Piza, 1938, ventral view of terminalia [MZSUP] (Arrow indicates the notched and bi-dentate apex of the poculum); D. G. emesa (Westwood, 1859) ♂, lateral view of terminalia [MNUH]; E. G. emesa (Westwood, 1859) ♂, dorsal view of terminalia [MNUH]; F. G. emesa (Westwood, 1859) ♂, ventral view of terminalia [MNUH]; G. G. culmus (Bates, 1865) ♂ (Brazil, Est. Rio de Janeiro, Itatiaia N.P.), lateral view of terminalia [CEIOC]; H. G. culmus (Bates, 1865) ♂ (Brazil, Est. Rio de Janeiro, Itatiaia N.P.), dorsal view of terminalia [CEIOC]; J. G. culmus (Bates, 1865) ♂ (Brazil, Est. Rio de Janeiro, Itatiaia N.P.), ventral view of terminalia [CEIOC].