Ocreatophasma modestum, 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 : 121

3. Ocreatophasma modestum gen. n., sp. n. ( Figs. 41D–E , 42B, 42J–L , 85L )

Remarks: For type data see description below.

Distribution: Peru, Dept. Loreto, Río Ucayali, Genaro Herrera [MNHN].

Key to ♀♀ of Ocreatophasm a gen. n.

1. Small (body length <140.0 mm); anal segment slender, longer than wide......................................... 2

- Larger (body length 165.0 mm); anal segment dilated and transverse ( Fig. 42G ).......................... elegans sp. n.

2. Head ovoid and 1.3x longer than wide ( Fig. 42B ); mesonotum minutely and sparsely granulose; subgenital plate projecting over posterior margin of anal segment ( Figs. 42 J-L); Peru.............................................. modestum sp. n.

- Head cylindrical and 1.8x longer than wide ( Fig. 42C ); mesonotum distinctly tubercular; subgenital plate reaching tip of abdomen ( Figs. 42D–E ); NE-Ecuador............................................................. fragile sp. n.

Figures

FIGURE 41. Ocreatophasma gen. n. ♀♀ habitus: A. O. fragile gen. n., sp. n. HT lateral view [MNHN]; B. O. fragile gen. n., sp. n. HT dorsal view [MNHN]; C. O. elegans gen. n., sp. n. HT dorsal view [MNHN]; D. O. modestum gen. n., sp. n. HT dorsal view [MNHN]; E. O. modestum gen. n., sp. n. HT laterall view [MNHN].

FIGURE 42. Ocreatophasma gen. n. deatils of ♀♀: A. O. elegans gen. n., sp. n. HT, dorsolateral view of head and prothorax [MNHN]; B. O. modestum gen. n., sp. n. HT, dorsolateral view of head and prothorax [MNHN]; C. O. fragile gen. n., sp. n. HT, dorsal view of head and prothorax [MNHN]; D. O. fragile gen. n., sp. n. HT, terminalia in lateral view [MNHN]; E. O. fragile gen. n., sp. n. HT, terminalia in lateral view [MNHN]; F. O. elegans gen. n., sp. n. HT, terminalia in lateral view [MNHN]; G. O. elegans gen. n., sp. n. HT, terminalia in dorsal view [MNHN]; H. O. elegans gen. n., sp. n. HT, terminalia in ventral view [MNHN]; J. O. modestum gen. n., sp. n. HT, terminalia in lateral view [MNHN]; K. O. modestum gen. n., sp. n. HT, terminalia indorsal view [MNHN]; L. O. modestum gen. n., sp. n. HT, terminalia in ventral view [MNHN].

FIGURE 85. Mesosternum: A. Bostriana boliviana (Piza, 1939) ♀ [coll. OC]; B. Globocalynda ruficollis sp. n. ♀ PT [ANSP]; C. Globocalynda unilobata (Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907) ♀ Prov. Sara, Bolivia [MNHU]; D. Calynda bicuspis Stål, 1875 ♀ Volcán Baru, Chiriqui, Panamá [coll. FH]; E. Alienobostra remiformis (Rehn, 1904) ♀ Surubres nr. San Mateo, Costa Rica [ANSP]; F. Lanceobostra aetolus (Westwood, 1859) ♀ Venvidio, Sinaloa, Mexico [ANSP]; G. Lanceobostra deplanata (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ HT [NHMUK]; H. Lanceobostra freygessneri (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ HT [MHNG]; J. Lanceobostra similis (Redtenbacher, 1908) ♀ HT [NHMUK]; K. Ocreatophasma elegans gen. n., sp. n. ♀ HT [MNHN]; L. Ocreatophasma modestum gen. n., sp. n. ♀ HT [MNHN]; M. Ocreatophasma fragile gen. n., sp. n. ♀ HT [MNHN]. Not in scale.