Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea XV: A remarkable new stick insect from highly montane habitats of Hispaniola (Pseudophasmatidae: Xerosomatinae: Hesperophasmatini)
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The new genus and new species Tainophasma monticola gen. nov., sp. nov., a highly montane taxon which is remarkable for its very small size, compact body, short legs and proportionally very large head, is described and illustrated from both sexes and the egg.
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Stick insects, Phasmatodea, Pseudophasmatidae, Xerosomatinae, Hesperophasmatini, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic, new genus, new species, descriptions, eggs
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Palabras clave:, Phasmatodea, Pseudophasmatidae, Xerosomatinae, Hesperophasmatini, Hispaniola, , , , descripciones, huevos.
Bradley, J. C. and B. S. Galil. 1977. The taxonomic arrangement of the Phasmatodea with keys to the subfamilies and tribes. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 79: 176-208.
Conle, O. V., F. H. Hennemann and D. E. Perez-Gelabert. 2006. Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea III: A new species of Anisomorpha Gray, 1835 (Phasmatodea, Pseudophasmatidae, Pseudophasmatinae) from Hispaniola. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 108: 885-891.
Conle, O. V., F. H. Hennemann and D. E. Perez-Gelabert. 2008. Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea II: Revision of the genus Malacomorpha Rehn, 1906, with the descriptions of seven new species (Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae: Pseudophasmatinae). Zootaxa, 1748: 1-64.
Otte, D. and P. Brock. 2005. Phasmid Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the World, 2nd Edition. The Insect Diversity Association and the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. CafePress.com, 414 pp.
Bradley, J. C. and B. S. Galil. 1977. The taxonomic arrangement of the Phasmatodea with keys to the subfamilies and tribes. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 79: 176-208.
Conle, O. V., F. H. Hennemann and D. E. Perez-Gelabert. 2006. Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea III: A new species of Anisomorpha Gray, 1835 (Phasmatodea, Pseudophasmatidae, Pseudophasmatinae) from Hispaniola. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 108: 885-891.
Conle, O. V., F. H. Hennemann and D. E. Perez-Gelabert. 2008. Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea II: Revision of the genus Malacomorpha Rehn, 1906, with the descriptions of seven new species (Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae: Pseudophasmatinae). Zootaxa, 1748: 1-64.
Otte, D. and P. Brock. 2005. Phasmid Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the World, 2nd Edition. The Insect Diversity Association and the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. CafePress.com, 414 pp.
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Conle, O. V., Hennemann, F. H., & Perez-Gelabert, D. E. (2014). Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea XV: A remarkable new stick insect from highly montane habitats of Hispaniola (Pseudophasmatidae: Xerosomatinae: Hesperophasmatini). Novitates Caribaea, (7), 28–36. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i7.57
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