Jeremiodes peruanus, 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 : 85

8. Jeremiodes peruanus sp. n. ( Figs. 32C–D , 33F, 33J , 34J–L , 84G )

Remarks: For type data see description below.

Distribution: Peru, Province Ucayali, Rio Ucayali, Contamana [ANSP]; Peru, Provine Ucayali, Rio Ucayali, Jenaro Herrera [MNHN].

Keys to the species of Jeremiodes

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1. Head granulose........................................................................................2

- Head smooth; French Guiana..................................................................... guianensis

2. Two outer ventral carinae of meso- and metafemora unarmed or at best with one sub-apical tooth...................... 3

- Two outer ventral carinae of meso- and metafemora with two sub-apical teeth; Colombia................... colombianus

3. Head globose and hardly longer than wide.................................................................. 4

- Head elongate, flattened.................................................................................5

4. Slender insects ( Fig. 32C ); abdominal tergum VI smooth; meso- and metafemora unarmed; E-Peru......... peruanus sp. n.

- Stocky species ( Fig. 32A ); abdominal tergum VI distinctly swollen postero-dorsally ( Fig. 34D ); two outer ventral carinae of meso- and metafemora with a prominent sub-apical tooth; Costa Rica.............................. costaricensis sp. n.

5. Subgenital plate extending over apex of abdomen by combined length of three terminal abdominal terga, apex obtusely rounded in shape ( Figs. 34 G-H); base of mesofemora roundly expanded; NE-Ecuador......................... ecuadoricus sp. n.

- Subgenital plate extending over apex of abdomen by considerably more than combined length of three terminal abdominal terga, lanceolate with apex acutely pointed; mesofemora not expanded basally; Peru...................... .. pachycercus

[* ♀♀ of J. bolivianus Hennemann & Conle, 2007 and J. laetus ( Conle, Hennemann & Gutiérrez, 2011) are not known]

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1. Mesonotum at best moderately granulose................................................................... 2

- Mesonotum strongly and unevenly set with variably sized, black spiniform tubercles ( Fig. 33H ); Costa Rica................................................................................................... costaricensis sp. n.

2. Body length <65.0 mm................................................................................. 3

- Larger, body length> 70.0 mm............................................................................4

3. Multicoloured; head red with frons and genae green; costal region of alae with a black longitudinal streak; coxae red; Colombia........................................................................................ laetus

- Basically green; head plain brown; no black streak on costal region of alae; coxae black; Peru............... .. pachycercus

4. Mesonotum granulose and <5x longer than pronotum; alae at least reaching to posterior of abdominal tergum V.......... 5

- Mesonotum smooth, 5.8x longer than pronotum; alae reaching half way along abdominal tergum IV ( Fig. 32E ); Bolivia.................................................................................................. bolivianus

5. Slender species; mesonotum 4.8x longer than pronotum, plain greyish green; apex of all femora black; French Guiana................................................................................................... guianensis

- Stocky species ( Fig. 32D ); mesonotum 4.4x longer than pronotum, turquoise with a brown medio-longitudinal stripe ( Fig. 33J ); femora plain brown; E-Peru................................................................ ... peruanus sp. n.

[* ♂♂ of J. colombianus . Conle, Hennemann & Gutiérrez, 2011 and J. ecuadoricus sp. n. are not known]

Figures

FIGURE 32. Jeremiodes Hennemann & Conle, 2007: A. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♀ PT, habitus dorsolateral view [MNCR-A]; B. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♂ HT, habitus dorsolateral view [MNCR-A]; C. J. peruanus sp. n. ♀ HT, habitus dorsolateral view [ANSP]; D. J. peruanus sp. n. ♂ PT, habitus dorsolateral view [ANSP]; E. J. bolivianus Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♂ HT, habitus dorsolateral view [ZSMC].

FIGURE 33. Jeremiodes Hennemann & Conle, 2007: A. J. guianensis Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♀ PT, habitus dorsolateral view [MNHN]; B. J. ecuadoricus sp. n. ♀ HT, habitus dorsolateral view [MNHN]; J. guianensis Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♀ PT, lateral view of head, pro- and mesothorax [MNHN]; D. J. ecuadoricus sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view of head, pro- and mesothorax [MNHN]; E. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view of head, pro- and mesothorax [MNCR-A]; F. J. peruanus sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view of head, prothorax and anterior portuon of mesothorax [ANSP]; G. J. guianensis Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♂ HT, lateral view of head, prothorax and anterior portion of mesothorax [MNHN]; H. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♂ HT, lateral view of head, prothorax and anterior portion of mesothorax [MNCR-A]; J. J. peruanus sp. n. ♂ PT, dorsolateral view of head, prothorax and anterior portion of mesothorax [MNCR-A]. Arrow indicates the transverse bulge-like swelling of the mesonotal posterior margin.

FIGURE 34. Jeremiodes Hennemann & Conle, 2007 terminalia: A. J. guianensis Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♀ PT, lateral view of terminalia [MNHN]; B. J. guianensis Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♀ PT, dorsal view of terminalia [MNHN]; C. J. guianensis Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♀ PT, ventral view of terminalia [MNHN]; D. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♀ PT, lateral view of terminalia (subgenital plate missing) [MNCR-A] (Arrow indicate the posterior swelling of abdominal tergum VI and the dotted line shows where the subgenital plate and gonapophyses are broken off); E. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♀ PT, dorsal view of terminalia (subgenital plate missing) [MNCR-A]; F. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♀ PT, ventral view of terminalia (subgenital plate missing) [MNCR-A]; G. J. ecuadoricus sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view of terminalia [MNHN]; H. J. ecuadoricus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsal view of terminalia [MNHN]; J. J. peruanus sp. n. ♀ HT, lateral view of terminalia [ANSP]; K. J. peruanus sp. n. ♀ HT, dorsal view of terminalia [ANSP]; L. J. peruanus sp. n. ♀ HT, ventral view of terminalia [ANSP]; M. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♂ HT, lateral view of terminalia [MNCR-A]; N. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♂ HT, dorsal view of terminalia [MNCR-A]; O. J. costaricensis sp. n. ♂ HT, ventral view of terminalia [MNCR-A]; P. J. laetus (Hennemann, Conle & Gutiérrez, 2011) ♂ HT, lateral view of terminalia [NHMW]; Q. J. guianensis Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♂ HT, dorsal view of terminalia [MNHN]; R. J. guianensis Hennemann & Conle, 2007 ♂ HT, ventral view of terminalia [MNHN].

FIGURE 84. Mesosternum: A. Aplopocranidium waehneri (Günther, 1940) ♀ Río Ampiyacu, Loreto, Peru [MNHN]; B. Aplopocranidium waehneri (Günther, 1940) ♂ Puerto Napo, Prov. Napo, Ecuador [MNHN]; C. Jeremia gymnota Günther, 1930 ♀ Puni Bocana, Prov. Napo, Ecuador [coll. YB]; D. Jeremia grossedentata Redtenbacher, 1908 ♂ Putumayo, Colombia [MNHN]; E. Jeremiodes ecuadoricus sp. n. ♀ HT [MNHN]; F. Jeremiodes costaricensis sp. n. ♀ PT [MNCR-A]; G. Jeremiodes costaricensis sp. n. ♂ HT [MNCR-A]; H. Trychopeplus laciniatus (Westwood, 1874) ♀ [coll. OC]; J. Trychopeplus laciniatus (Westwood, 1874) ♂ [coll. OC]. Not in scale.