New species of Pachyphloea Redtenbacher, 1906 (Phasmida: Pseudophasmatidae Xerosomatinae) with comments on Grylloclonia Zompro, 2004 n. syn.
Author
Murcia, Andres David
Author
Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J.
Author
Noriega, Jorge Ari
Author
García, Alexander García
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-06-26
4623
3
545
554
journal article
26372
10.11646/zootaxa.4623.3.6
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1175-5326
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Key to females of
Pachyphloea
species
1.
Vertex is spinose with foliaceous extensions................................................................ 2
- Vertex is not spinose, presenting only small tubercles........................................
P. papallacta
n. comb.
2.
Mesonotum with two conspicuous anterolateral spines.........................................
P. punana
n. comb.
- Mesonotum without anterolateral spines................................................................... 3
3.
Tergites V–VII without foliaceous extensions, pronotum armed with small tubercles or spines albeit never presenting a conspicuous foliaceous extension........................................................................... 4
- Tergites V–VII with foliaceous extensions, pronotum with two adjacent foliaceous extensions on its posterior discus border.......................................................................................
P. magnoliae
n. sp.
4.
Presence of foliaceous extensions on the posterior margin of legs, pronotum armed with small tubercles...................................................................................................
P. grylloides
n. comb.
- Absence of foliaceous extensions on legs, pronotum armed with spines...................................
P. aberrans