Exocnophila Zompro, 2001: 23

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 : 205

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.2.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7982387
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scientific name	Exocnophila Zompro, 2001: 23
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Genus Exocnophila Zompro, 2001: 23 View in CoL

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

This genus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, from which the transferred species were collected. The genus now contains 3 species. Characteristics contained by the transferred species that allowed generic assignment are the following: head with convex vertex; robust body and shortened tarsi; presence of basal swelling on femora III; presence of small tufts of setae in abdominal sterna; similar morphology of teminalia.

Ocnophila cornuta Brunner, 1907: 314 View in CoL = Exocnophila cornuta ( Brunner, 1907) comb. nov.

>> Syntypes ♀ ( NMW): det. Br.v.W. Ocnophila cornuta Br. View in CoL ; Collectio Br.v.W.; Minas Geraës, Brasil, 1897 ex coll. Fruhstorfer.; 22.108 [examined] ; ♀ juvenile ( NMW): det. Holdhaus Ocnophila cornuta View in CoL ?; Collectio Br.v.W.; Espírito-Santo, Brasil, ex coll. Fruhstorfer.; 24.081. c. [examined] .

Ocnophila tuberculata Brunner, 1907: 313 View in CoL = Exocnophila tuberculata ( Brunner, 1907) comb. nov.

>> Holotype ♀ ( NMW): det. Br.v.W. Ocnophila tuberculata View in CoL ; Coll. Br.v.W.; Bahia, Mus. Dresden; 12.390. [examined].