First record of the genus Medaura Stål (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae, Clitumninae) from China, with description of a new species

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 08 Nov 2022Publisher:Pensoft PublishersJournal:Biodiversity Data Journal, volume 10 (issn: 1314-2836, eissn: 1314-2828,

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Authors: YuHan Qian; ChongXin Xie; Cui Li;

doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e96805 , 10.3897/bdj.10.e96341

pmid: 36761572

pmc: PMC9836424

First record of the genus Medaura Stål (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae, Clitumninae) from China, with description of a new species

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The stick insect tribe, Medaurini in subfamily Clitumniae, contains 11 genera and 75 known species, with species diversity of this tribe being rich in southeast Asia and China, as is reflected in the Phasmida Species File Online [PSF]. The genus Medaura includes four named species and they are distributed over Bangladesh, Indonesia and India. The discovery of this new species in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture marks the first identification of the genus Medaura in China. The genus Medaura Stål is reported for the first time from China, based on a new species M. aculeiformis Xie & Qian sp. n. and the identification characteristics of species are described and illustrated in this paper.

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Southwest Forestry University
China (People's Republic of)
Southeast University
China (People's Republic of)

Keywords

Insecta, Arthropoda, QH301-705.5, Yunnan Province, Phasmida, stick insect, Yun, Biota, taxonomy, Euphasmatodea, Medaurini, Taxonomy & Inventories, Phasmatidae, Animalia, new record, Biology (General), Medaura, Clitumninae

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