Two new species of Philippine stick insects of the genus Trachyaretaon Rehn and Rehn (Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae:Obrimini)
2005
Lit, I.L. Jr. | Eusebio, O.L.,Philippines Univ. Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). Dept. of Forest Biological Sciences)
Two new species belonging to the genes Trachyaretaon Rehn and Rehn are described, namely, T. carmelae Lit and Eusebio, sp. nov. from Dalupiri Island in the Babuyan Islands, Northern Luzon and T. manobo Lit and Eusebio sp. nov. from Mt. Apo on Mindanao Island. Males and females as well as eggs of both species are described. Both species are, so far as known, narrow endemics being restricted to their type localities. These two new species bring the number of known Philippine Trachyaretaon species to four, including the type-species T. echinatus (Stal) and the recently described T. gatla Zompro. A key to the adults of known Trachyaretaoan species is provided.
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