Novitates Caribaea (Oct 2014)

Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea XV: A remarkable new stick insect from highly montane habitats of Hispaniola (Pseudophasmatidae: Xerosomatinae: Hesperophasmatini)

  • Oskar V. Conle,
  • Frank H. Hennemann,
  • Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i7.57
Journal volume & issue
no. 7
pp. 28 – 36

Abstract

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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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