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Type: Article
Published: 2014-06-27
Page range: 282–290
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Brockphasma spinifemoralis gen. et spec. nov.: a new phasmid genus and new species of Neohiraseini (Phasmida: Necrosciinae) from Vietnam

Hong Kong Entomological Society. P. O. Box No.73749, Kowloon Central Post Office, Hong Kong.
China Agricultural University. Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Entomology, Vautier street 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Entomology, Vautier street 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Neohiraseini Vietnam new genus new species

Abstract

A new genus of stick insects, Brockphasma Ho gen. nov., with the type-species, Brockphasma spinifemoralis Ho, Liu, Bresseel & Constant spec. nov., is described and illustrated from Vietnam. Both sexes, the egg and the first instar nymph are described and figured. Data on the habitat and natural foodplants are provided. Brockphasma Ho gen. nov. is differentiated from other genera in Neohiraseini by spinose occiput, anterior region of mesonotum with a spinose hump and spinose anterodorsal and posterodorsal carinae of femora. A key to the genera of Neohiraseini from Vietnam is given.