Stick insects of Sulawesi, Peleng and the Sula Islands, Indonesia- a review including checklists of species and descriptions of new taxa (Insecta: Phasmatodea)
Author
Hennemann, Frank H.
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-12-06
5073
1
1
189
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5073.1.1
1175-5326
5760636
AA3269D1-CA2F-4528-BC9D-3A4C75D05BD9
Genus
Ramulus
Saussure, 1862
(
Figs. 28–35
)
Type-species:
Bacillus humberti
Saussure, 1862: 472
[=
Ramulus pseudoporus
(
Westwood, 1859: 42
, pl. 4: 6)], by original monotypy.
Comments:
This is one of the most speciose genera of Australasian
Phasmatodea
and due to intraspecific variability in
♀♀
and strong sexual dimorphism obviously comprises numerous synonyms that have yet to be revealed. There-fore, the entire genus deserves a comprehensive revision at the species level.
Günther (1938: 58)
and
Hennemann (1998: 124)
have listed the species of
Ramulus
recorded from
Sulawesi
. A list of all species that have so far been recorded from Wallacea is presented below. The author is aware of at least four further potentially undescribed species from
Sulawesi
, but while one is only known from the
♀♀
and is not unlikely be the opposite sex of
Ramulus supernumerarius
(Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1907; see comments on this species below), the other three species are only known from single rather incomplete
♂
specimens. It is hope that more material of this genus from
Sulawesi
becomes available to increase our knowledge of the true diversity of
Ramulus
on the island.
Species recorded from Wallacea: