Extension of the phasmid genus Presbistus to Cambodia with a new species and notes on genitalia and captive breeding (Phasmida, Aschiphasmatidae, Aschiphasmatinae)

By

Bresseel, Joachim
Constant, Jerome

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-7-5

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

31

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

105--117

Subjects

Aedeagus Aschiphasmatini Phasmatodea stick insect

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.31.78520

 

Abstract

A new species of Presbistus Kirby, 1896, Presbistus vitivorussp. nov., is described from Cambodia based on both sexes, nymphs, and eggs. Male genitalia and vomer are described and figured. Illustrations of adults, nymphs, specimens in situ, host plants, a distribution map and records on biology and breeding in captivity are provided. The host plants of the species belong to the family Vitaceae. The genus Presbistus and the family Aschiphasmatidae are recorded from Cambodia for the first time. The species diversity and the distribution of the genus are discussed, and it is shown that the genus is restricted to Sundaland. A nomenclature for the morphology of the dissected vomer is proposed and tries to homologize the previously used terms.