Libethra Stål, 1875: 20

Ghirotto, Victor Morais, Engelking, Phillip Watzke & Crispino, Edgar Blois, 2023, Revision of the Neotropical stick insect genus Ocnophila (Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae) with a new species from Colombia, Zootaxa 5296 (2), pp. 179-209 : 206

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Genus Libethra Stål, 1875: 20 View in CoL View at ENA

See Brock et al. (2023) for a complete reference list

This large genus occurring from Mexico to South America now contains 36 species. Libethra species often show distinct degrees of ornamentations on its body ( Conle et al. 2011). Libethra venezuelica was described in the same work as Ocnophila inaequalis , but in previous pages. Ocnophila inaequalis has its type lost and is described from the same locality as Libethra venezuelica and according to its description it corresponds to a more ornamented individual of the latter, so is here synonymized under it. Characteristics contained by the transferred species that allowed generic assignment are the following: somewhat small head; thick legs; short and robust cerci; robust abdomen; similar morphology of teminalia, especially tergum X of the male with lateral smooth round swellings.

Ocnophila aculeata Brunner, 1907: 315 View in CoL = Libethra aculeata ( Brunner, 1907) comb. nov.

>> Syntypes, J ( NMW): Coll. Br.v.W., Ecuador, Paramba, Burr; Sta. Inez; Br.v.W. Ocnophila aculeata View in CoL ; 627; [examined]; ♀, J ( MNMS): Ecuador, Coca. [not examined] .

Ocnophila inaequalis Brunner, 1907: 312 View in CoL syn. nov. = Libethra venezuelica Brunner, 1907: 307 View in CoL

>> Unspecified primary type ( HNHM): Merida, Venezuela; destroyed; [not examined, studied through original description] .

References

Brock, P. D., Buscher, T. H. & Baker, E. (2023) Phasmida Species File Online. Version 5.0 / 5.0. Available from: http: // phasmida. speciesfile. org (accessed 6 April 2023)

Brunner von Wattenwyl, K. (1907) IX. Tribus Clitumnini, X. Tribus Lonchodini, XI. Tribus Bacunculini. In: Brunner von Wattenwyl, K. & Redtenbacher, J. (Eds.), 1906 - 1908, Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, pp. 181 - 338, tafel VII - XV.

Conle, O. V., Hennemann, F. H. & Gutierrez, Y. (2011) The Stick Insects of Colombia, Herstellung und Verlag: Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt, 406 pp.

Stal, C. (1875) Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar. Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthopteres, Decrits Par, Linne De Geer et Thunberg. P. A. Norstedt & Soner, Stockholm, 32 + 105 pp.