Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea XXII: Two new species of Taraxippus (Phasmatodea: Cladomorphinae: Hesperophasmatini) and the first record of the genus from Central America

By

Conle, Oskar V.
Hennemann, Frank H
Valero, Pablo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-5-29

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

29

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

101--114

Subjects

Costa Rica , Dominican Republic , Hispaniola , Morphology , Panama , phasmids , Stick insects , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.29.51328

 

Abstract

Two new species of Taraxippus Moxey, 1971 are described and illustrated: T. samaraesp. nov. from Costa Rica and Panama and T. perezgelabertisp. nov. from the Dominican Republic. Both sexes and the previously unknown eggs are described. The genus is recorded from Central America for the first time. A distribution map and a discussion of the distributional pattern of Taraxippus are provided.