Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)

The genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 is recorded from the Philippines for the first time. Four new species, Otraleus bellemansae sp. nov., O. applai sp. nov., O. christianae sp. nov. and O. elizabethae sp. nov., are described from the highlands of Northwestern Luzon. The characters allowing separation...

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Main Authors:	Joachim Bresseel, Jérôme Constant
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2017-01-01
Series:	European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:	Cordillera Administrative Region Phasmatodea cloud forest Philippines orophilous species
Online Access:	http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/389

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spelling	doaj-8d40118bd8d54c0b9fd0b69f348f08ae2021-09-04T20:04:44ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732017-01-0126510.5852/ejt.2017.265271Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)Joachim Bresseel0Jérôme Constant1Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, O.D. Phylogeny and Taxonomy, Entomology, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 BrusselsRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, O.D. Phylogeny and Taxonomy, Entomology, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels The genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 is recorded from the Philippines for the first time. Four new species, Otraleus bellemansae sp. nov., O. applai sp. nov., O. christianae sp. nov. and O. elizabethae sp. nov., are described from the highlands of Northwestern Luzon. The characters allowing separation from O. hypsimelathrus Günther, 1935 and O. labanrataensis Soew-Choen, 2016, are given. A new genus closely related to Otraleus, Capuyanus gen. nov., is described with a single species, C. magwilangi sp. nov., as type-species. An identification key and distribution maps are provided for all species. http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/389Cordillera Administrative RegionPhasmatodeacloud forestPhilippinesorophilous species
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spellingShingle	Joachim Bresseel Jérôme Constant Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae) European Journal of Taxonomy Cordillera Administrative Region Phasmatodea cloud forest Philippines orophilous species
author_facet	Joachim Bresseel Jérôme Constant
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title	Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)
title_short	Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)
title_full	Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)
title_fullStr	Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)
title_full_unstemmed	Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)
title_sort	philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus otraleus günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus capuyanus gen. nov. (phasmida, diapheromeridae, necrosciinae)
publisher	Consortium of European Natural History Museums
series	European Journal of Taxonomy
issn	2118-9773
publishDate	2017-01-01
description	The genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 is recorded from the Philippines for the first time. Four new species, Otraleus bellemansae sp. nov., O. applai sp. nov., O. christianae sp. nov. and O. elizabethae sp. nov., are described from the highlands of Northwestern Luzon. The characters allowing separation from O. hypsimelathrus Günther, 1935 and O. labanrataensis Soew-Choen, 2016, are given. A new genus closely related to Otraleus, Capuyanus gen. nov., is described with a single species, C. magwilangi sp. nov., as type-species. An identification key and distribution maps are provided for all species.
topic	Cordillera Administrative Region Phasmatodea cloud forest Philippines orophilous species
url	http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/389
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Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)

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