Giant Sticks from Vietnam and China, with three new taxa including the second longest insect known to date (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae, Clitumninae, Pharnaciini)
Author
Bresseel, Joachim
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, D. O. Phylogeny and Taxonomy, Entomology, Vautier Street 29, B- 1000 Brussels, Belgium
joachimbresseel@gmail.com
Author
Constant, Jérôme
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, D. O. Phylogeny and Taxonomy, Entomology, Vautier Street 29, B- 1000 Brussels, Belgium
jerome.constant@naturalsciences.be
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2014
2014-11-27
104
104
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journal article
10.5852/ejt.2014.104
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2118-9773
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Table 2. Measurements (mm) of Phryganistria tamdaoensis sp. nov. | Holotype ♂ | Paratypes ♀♀ | Paratypes ♂♂ |
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| * excluding cerci |
| Body | 190.6 | 203.9 – 228.7* | 165.5 – 202.8 |
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| Head | 9.7 | 12.3 – 13.9 | 9.0 – 9.8 |
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| Pronotum | 6.5 | 7.9 – 9.0 | 5.9 – 6.8 |
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| Mesonotum | 42.5 | 42.9 – 46.7 | 36.2 – 45.9 |
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| Metanotum | 24.4 | 21.7 – 24.9 | 20.1 – 26.6 |
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| Median segment | 6.9 | 8.2 – 9.3 | 6.2 – 7.7 |
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| Profemora | 56.8 | 58.3 – 59.3 | 51.9 – 60.8 |
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| Mesofemora | 42.9 | 42.8 – 44.4 | 37.7 – 43.9 |
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| Metafemora | 47.7 | 45.9 – 49.9 | 45.6 – 48.4 |
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| Protibiae | 77.8 | 69.8 – 77.1 | 67.6 – 79.6 |
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| Mesotibiae | 49.1 | 42.9 – 45.0 | 41.6 – 50.6 |
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| Metatibiae | 60.3 | 47.0 – 56.7 | 53.0 – 64.6 |
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| Cerci | – | > 10.0 | – |
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