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Issue: Vol. 5750 No. 3: 21 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5750.3.6
Page range: 415-421
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A new species of the genus Cnipsomorpha (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae: Clitumninae) from China

Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province; Faculty of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming; Yunnan 650224; China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province; Faculty of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming; Yunnan 650224; China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province; Faculty of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming; Yunnan 650224; China
Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province; Faculty of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming; Yunnan 650224; China
Phasmatodea Stick insect Medaurini Southwestern China Yunnan

Abstract

A new species named Cnipsomorpha liangheensis sp. nov. is described for the first time in this paper, which belongs to genus Cnipsomorpha Hennemann, Conle, Zhang & Liu, 2008. Detailed morphological descriptions were provided for both female and male. A key to identifying Cnipsomorpha is presented.

 

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How to Cite

Wang, S.-X., Wu, H., Xie, C.-X. & Qian, Y.-H. (2026) A new species of the genus Cnipsomorpha (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae: Clitumninae) from China. Zootaxa, 5750 (3), 415–421. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.3.6