Haplopus Burmeister, 1838

Frank H. Hennemann, Oskar V. Conle & Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert, 2016, Studies on Neotropical Phasmatodea XVI: Revision of Haplopodini Günther, 1953 (rev. stat.), with notes on the subfamily Cladomorphinae Bradley & Galil, 1977 and the descriptions of a new tribe, four new genera and nine new species (Phasmatodea: “ Anareolatae ”: Phasmatidae: Cladomorphinae), Zootaxa 4128 (1), pp. 1-211 : 105-108

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5.5. Genus Haplopus Burmeister, 1838 View in CoL

Type-species: Cyphocrana micropterus St. Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828: 445 , by monotypy.

Haplopus Burmeister, 1838: 560 View in CoL , 576. [Emendation and replacement name for Aplopus Gray, 1835 ] De Haan, 1842: 107, 127.

Westwood, 1859: 85 (in part).

Saussure, 1871–1872: 192.

Stål, 1875: 31.

Bolivar, 1888: 140.

Kirby, 1904a: 363 (in part).

Redtenbacher, 1908: 429 (in part).

Zompro, 2005a: 30.

Otte & Brock, 2005: 150 (in part).

Aplopus Gray 1835: 34 . [Preoccupied by Aplopus Dejean, 1821 ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae )] Rehn, 1904: 63 (in part).

Caudell, 1905: 83.

Rehn, 1909: 200.

Karny, 1923: 240.

Rehn & Hebard, 1938: 52.

Adams & Adams, 1982: 263.

Brock, 1998c: 33.

Cyphocrana, St. Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828: 445. Diapherodes Gray, 1835: 33 (in part).

Moxey, 1972: 85 (in litt.; in part). [As a synonym of Aplopus Gray, 1835 in error] Phasma, Stoll, 1813: 61 & 1788: pl. 21: 77 (♀). [Not: Haplopus, Shelford, 1908: 355 , 365. → Pterinoxylus Audinet-Serville, 1838 ]

Description: ♂♂, ♀♀. Medium-sized to large (body length ♀♀ (including subgenital plate) 115.5–172.0 mm, ♂♂ 82.0–103.0 mm), slender and elongate Haplopodini, ♀♀ brachypterous, ♂♂ brachypterous or with well developed alae. Body ± cylindrical in cross-section. Colouration of ♀♀ various shades of brown, straw and grey, rarely greenish. ♂♂ rather colourful insects and sometimes multi-colorous but mostly green or greenish brown; body surface glabrous. Head indistinctly longer than wide and globose, vertex ± convex and distinctly bi-spinose or bicornute; the dextral spine larger than the sinistral. Antennae filiform in ♀♀ and considerably thickened and robust in ♂♂; in ♀♀ almost as long as head and complete thorax combined, in ♂♂ reaching at least to abdominal segment III. Pronotum about as long as head and with a ± distinct pair of anterior tubercles or spines; otherwise ± tuberculose. Mesothorax elongate and parallel-sided, at least 2x longer than head and pronotum combined. Mesonotum in ♀♀ rather irregularly and to a variable degree armed with granules or spiniform tubercles, in ♂♂ armed with a variable number of distinct spines. Mesopleurae smooth in ♂♂ and with a longitudinal row of tubercles in ♀♀. Meso- and metasternum irregularly set with a variable number of granules or tubercles; metasternum may be smooth in ♂♂. Tegmina broadly oval and with a moderately distinct central hump in ♂♂; ± reaching posterior margin of metanotum. Alae of ♀♀ ± as long as tegmina; of ♂♂ variable, either slightly shorter than tegmina or reaching as far as abdominal segment VI. Anal region reticulate with distinct brown to black radial and transverse veins, translucent pink or red in ♂♂. Abdomen considerably longer than head and thorax combined. Median segment longer than metanotum, smooth. Segments II–VII distinctly longer than wide. Tergites unarmed in ♂♂, II–V often with a ± distinct pair of posterior spines in ♀♀. VII parallel-sided, with lateral margins gently rounded posteriorly, or with a small posterolateral lobe or tooth. VIII and IX narrower (♀♀) or slightly wider (♂♂) than previous segments. Sternites II–VII smooth. Praeopercular organ of ♀♀ formed by a ± distinct, elongate and longitudinal wart-like median tubercle close to posterior margin of sternum VII ( Figs. 288–289 View FIGURES 287 – 289 ). Anal segment with a longitudinal median carina and the posterior margin with a ± distinct median notch; tapered in ♀♀. Epiproct very small in ♂♂, triangular or shield-shaped and ± projecting beyond anal segment in ♀♀. Vomer of ♂♂ well developed, broadened basally and with an elongate, ± papillate terminal hook ( Figs. 304–310 View FIGURES 301 – 309 View FIGURES 310 – 314 ). Cerci straight, small and tapered in ♀♀, obtuse, about as long as anal segment and cylindrical in ♂♂. Poculum of ♂♂ convex, cup-like, often longitudinally carinate and with a blunt hump or spine basally. Subgenital plate of ♀♀ long, ± lanceolate with the apex narrow and ± pointed; projecting over apex of abdomen by at least the combined length of tergites IX and X. Legs of moderate length, pro- and mesofemora shorter than mesothorax in ♀♀, about as long or a little longer in ♂♂. Hind legs ± reaching (♂♂) or clearly not reaching (♀♀) to the apex of abdomen. Two outer ventral carinae of meso- and metafemora each with 1–3 sub-apical spines, the medioventral carina of these femora with a longitudinal row of 4–7 ± distinct spines. Dorsal carinae of all femora unarmed, those of the meso- and metafemora often forming a shallow to acutely triangular sub-apical tooth or lobe. Tibiae unarmed except for a few small teeth in the apical portion of the medioventral carina; anterodorsal carina in ♀♀ sometimes gently elevated sub-basally and sub-apically. All basitarsi slender and rather elongate, longer than following two tarsomeres combined.

Eggs: Medium-sized (capsule length 3.1–4.4 mm), capsule ovoid, round in cross-section and> 1.5x longer than wide, polar area rounded. Capsule surface minutely granulose or rugulose. Micropylar plate elongately heartshaped, the anterior end narrowed and the widened posterior end with a prominent median notch;> 2/3 as long as capsule. No median line ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 37 – 44 ). Operculum with a prominent, raised, squamiform, hat or knob-like capitulum. Colouration of capsule variable, often prettily mottled in various shades of brown, straw, cream, grey and orange.

Differentiation: Very close to Parhaplopus n. gen. but differing by: the convex and distinctly bi-cornute vertex and anterior pair of tubercles or spines on the pronotum of both sexes; slender mesothorax and slender probasitarsus of ♀♀, as well as the reticulate anal region of the alae; larger and conspicuously thickened cerci and more convex poculum with a ± distint central spine of ♂♂. The eggs clearly differ from those of Parhaplopus n. gen. by having the capsule surface much less sculptured and possessing a ± distinct conical, hat or knob-like capitulum. For a more detailed differentiation see Table 29 View TABLE 29 .

Comments: Burmeister (1838: 576) established Haplopus as an amendment to Aplopus Gray, 1835 based on the original Greek pronounciation. This was however an unjustified emendation (ICZN, 1999: Article 32.5) and hence Haplopus is a junior objective synonym of Aplopus Gray (ICZN, 1999: Article 33.2.3). Aplopus Gray, 1835 however is preoccupied and a junior homonym of Aplopus Dejean, 1821 ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) and therefore replaced by Haplopus Burmeister, 1838 (Zompro, 2005a: 30) , which is an available name (ICZN, 1999: Article 19.1).

In the composition it was used by most former authors (e.g. Kirby, 1904a; Redtenbacher, 1908 or Moxey, 1972 in litt.) Haplopus Burmeister, 1838 was not a natural grouping, which had already been suggested by Rehn & Hebard (1938: 52). This is obviously seen in two clearly distinct types of eggs and several obvious distinctive features of the insects. Eggs of typical Haplopus exhibit a more or less prominently conical, knob or hat-like capitulum and have a rather faintly coriaceous capsule surface, whereas those of the second group lack a central capitulum and have the capsule surface prominently sculptured with raised ridges and humps. Species belonging to the second group are here transferred to the “ jamaicensis species-group” of Diapherodes Gray, 1835 .

One species formerly attributed to Haplopus , i.e. Haplopus dubius (Gray, 1835) , is definitely misplaced and here removed from the genus. The exact systematic position however remains uncertain (→ 5.9).

Distribution ( Fig. 376 View FIGURES 375 – 376 ): Bahamas, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas, Greater Antilles (Hispaniola and Puerto Rico), Gonaive, Mona Island east of Hispaniola, Navassa Island west of Hispaniola, Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, Anegada, Guana, Little Thatch, Moskito and Tortola), Cayman Islands and Swan Islands. Although no definite records are available so far, the genus is most certainly also represented on the Caicos Islands north of Hispaniola ( Fig. 312 View FIGURES 310 – 314 ).

Species included:

1. Haplopus bicuspidatus de Haan, 1842: 128 .

[Distribution: Hispaniola]

2. Haplopus brachypterus n. sp.

[Distribution: Hispaniola]

3. Haplopus intermedius n. sp.

[Distribution: Hispaniola]

4. Haplopus micropterus (St. Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828: 445) [ Cyphocrana ]. = Phasma angulata Stoll, 1813: 61 , pl. 21: 77 (♀). = Haplopus bituberculatum de Haan, 1842: 128 . n. syn. = Haplopus cythereus Westwood, 1859: 86 , pl. 18: 5, 5a & b (♂). n. syn. = Haplopus ligiolus Redtenbacher, 1908: 432 . n. syn. = Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859: 89 , pl. 1: 1, 1a, 1b (♂) & 2, 2a (♀). n. syn. = Haplopus obtusus Redtenbacher, 1908: 431 . n. syn. = Diapherodes spinipes Gray, 1835: 34 . n. syn.

[Distribution: Hispaniola, Mona Id., Puerto Rico, St. Croix & Virgin Islands]

5. Haplopus scabricollis (Gray, 1835: 34) [ Diapherodes ]. = Aplopus mayeri Caudell, 1905: 83 . n. syn. = Aplopus similis Caudell, 1904: 65 . n. syn.

[Distribution: Bahamas, S-Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas, Navassa Id., Cayman Ids. & Swan Ids.]

6. Haplopus sobrinus n. sp.

[Distribution: Cuba]

7. Haplopus woodruffi n. sp.

[Distribution: Cayman Islands ( Cayman Brac)]

Keys to the species of Haplopus View in CoL

♀♀

1. Vertex convex; alae as long as or longer than tegmina and covering> 2/3 of median segment.......................... 4

- Vertex gently rounded; alae at best equal in length to tegmina and covering at best ½ of median segment................ 2

2. Spines of the vertex blunt or obsolete; anal region of alae not red................................................ 3

- Spines of the vertex acute ( Fig. 268 View FIGURES 263 – 269 ); alae much shorter than tegmina and covering only 1/3 of median segment, anal region red; epiproct distinct, shield-shaped ( Fig. 273 View FIGURES 270 – 275 ); Bahamas, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas, Navassa Island, Cayman Islands & Swan Islands................................................................................. scabricollis

3. Spines of the vertex obsolete ( Fig. 277 View FIGURES 276 – 278 ); tegmina distinctly shorter than alae and covering only 1/3 of median segment ( Fig. 278 View FIGURES 276 – 278 ), anal region reticulate; epiproct acutely triangular and keeled dorsally; Cuba........................ sobrinus n. sp.

- Spines of the vertex blunt ( Fig. 281 View FIGURES 279 – 286 ); alae subequal in length to tegmina and covering about ½ of median segment, anal region pale transparent pink; epiproct very small ( Fig. 283 View FIGURES 279 – 286 ); Cayman Brac.................................. woodruffi n. sp.

4. Abdominal tergum VII parallel-sided; epiproct small, triangular; only Hispaniola................................... 5

- Abdominal tergum VII ± broadened / expanded, or with a lobe posterolaterally; epiproct distinct....................... 6

5. Epiproct very small; anal segment with a shallow concave excavation posteromedially ( Fig. 208 View FIGURES 202 – 210 ); profurcasternum tuberculate..................................................................................... brachypterus View in CoL n. sp.

- Epiproct acutely triangular; anal segment with a distinct, triangular posteromedian incision ( Fig. 197 View FIGURES 193 – 201 ); profurcasternum smooth.................................................................................... bicuspidatus

6. Epiproct roundly triangular to semi-circular, ± shield-shaped ( Figs. 241–242 View FIGURES 236 – 248 ); mesonotum <2.3x longer than head and pronotum combined; alae covering> ¾ of median segment; antennae red ventrally............................. micropterus

- Supraanal plate acutely triangular ( Fig. 215 View FIGURES 211 – 219 ); mesonotum 2.4x longer than head and pronotum combined; alae covering <¾ of median segment; antennae brown........................................................... intermedius n. sp.

♂♂ 1. Brachypterous, alae not reaching to apex of median segment................................................... 2

- Alae well-developed, exceeding abdominal tergum IV........................................................ 5

2. Large (body> 80 mm); horns of the head prominent and acute; three terminal abdominal segment scarcely broader than previous; tergum VII with a posterolateral tooth or lobe........................................................... 3

- Small (body <80 mm); horns of the head very small and blunt ( Fig. 282 View FIGURES 279 – 286 ); three terminal abdominal segments strongly swollen and club-like, distinctly broader than previous ( Fig. 285 View FIGURES 279 – 286 ); tergum VII slender; Cayman Brac.............. woodruffi n. sp.

3. Alae scarcely shorter than tegmina and covering roughly ½ of median segment, anal region reticulate; no white markings on pronotum and median segment;.......................................................................... 4

- Alae considerably shorter than tegmina and covering only 1/3 of metanotum, anal region red; lateral margins of pronotum white; median segment with a longitudinal white marking; Bahamas; Florida Keys; Dry Tortugas, Navassa Island, Cayman Islands & Swan Islands......................................................................... scabricollis

4. Abdominal tergum VII slightly expanded posteriorly ( Fig. 210 View FIGURES 202 – 210 ); dorsal carinae of meso- and metafemora smooth; vomer with base large and terminal hook only about 1.2x longer than basal portion ( Fig. 350 View FIGURES 349 – 356 ).................... brachypterus View in CoL n. sp.

- Abdominal tergum VII with a distinct triangular posterolateral lobe ( Fig. 217 View FIGURES 211 – 219 ); dorsal carinae of meso- and metafemora with a low triangular tooth sub-apically; vomer with base fairly small and the terminal hook papillate and almost 2x longer than basal portion ( Fig. 351 View FIGURES 349 – 356 )....................................................................... intermedius n. sp.

5. Head with cheeks white ( Figs. 231–233 View FIGURES 228 – 235 ); alae reaching to abdominal segment VI; anterior of pronotum with a distinct pair of spines ( Figs. 231–233 View FIGURES 228 – 235 )........................................................................ micropterus

- Head uniformly green (sometimes with a faint yellow marking on frons, Fig. 194 View FIGURES 193 – 201 ); alae at best reaching half way along abdominal segment V; anterior of pronotum merely with a pair of small tubercles ( Fig. 194 View FIGURES 193 – 201 )....................... bicuspidatus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Phasmida

Family

Phasmatidae

Genus

Cyphocrana

Loc

Haplopus Burmeister, 1838

Frank H. Hennemann, Oskar V. Conle & Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert 2016
2016
Loc

Haplopus

Burmeister 1838: 560
1838
Loc

Aplopus

Gray 1835
1835
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