Contribution to the knowledge of Oriental Phasmatodea II: A taxonomic study of the genus Paragongylopus (Phasmatodea: Pachymorphinae: Gratidiini)

By

Ho, George Wai-Chun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-12-6

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

26

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

195--203

Subjects

China , new taxa , Stick insects , Thailand , Vietnam

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.26.15291

 

Abstract

This study provides a taxonomic review of Paragongylopus Chen & He, 1997 with descriptions of one new subgenus, four new species and one new subspecies. They are namely Paragongylopus (Paragongylopus) chenisp. n., P. (Paragongylopus) sinensis pingbianensissubsp. n., P. (Planoparagongylopus) liisubgen. n. and sp. n., P. (Planoparagongylopus) abramovisp. n., and P. (Planoparagongylopus) nabanheensissp. n. The occurrence of P. (Paragongylopus) plaumanni Zompro, 2000 in China is reconfirmed. Paragongylopus is firstly recognized in Vietnam. Keys to the species of both subgenera and checklists of known species are also provided.