Libethroidea Hebard, 1919: 170

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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scientific name	Libethroidea Hebard, 1919: 170
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Genus Libethroidea Hebard, 1919: 170 View in CoL

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

This genus occurring in Colombia and Ecuador is now recorded for Peru and contains 7 species. Characteristics contained by the transferred species that allowed generic assignment are the following: large, smooth and somewhat elongated head; similar morphology of teminalia, especially tergum X of the female declined and projected posteriorly.

Ocnophila willemsei Günther, 1935: 126 = Libethroidea willemsei (Günther, 1935) comb. nov.

>> Syntypes, 5♀, 2J ( NHME): Peru, 1924; Paratype; Parapygirhynchus willemsei K. Günther det. [examined through pictures] ; 3♀, 2J ( SMTD): Peru, 1924; 1935 2; Parapygirhynchus willemsei K. Günther det. [examined through pictures]; ♀ ( EWC): Parapygirhynchus willemsei ; Paratype; Peru [examined through pictures].

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)

Hebard, M. (1919) Studies in the Dermaptera and Orthoptera of Colombia. First Paper. Dermaptera and Orthopterous Families Blattidae, Mantidae and Phasmidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1890 -), 45, 89 - 179.