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Issue: Vol. 5380 No. 4: 1 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.4.4
Page range: 361-379
Abstract views: 213
PDF downloaded: 14

Redescription of Hybusa occidentalis (Westwood) (Orthoptera: Proscopiidae: Hybusinae): new images, description of male genitalia, pictorial key of Hybusa species and morphological comparison of Hybusinae with Xeniinae and Proscopiinae

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA); Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia. Avenida André Araújo; 2936; Petrópolis. CEP 69067-375. Manaus; AM; Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA); Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia. Avenida André Araújo; 2936; Petrópolis. CEP 69067-375. Manaus; AM; Brazil
Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule; Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado; Universidad Católica del Maule; Avenida San Miguel; 3605; Región del Maule; Talca; Chile
Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule; Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado; Universidad Católica del Maule; Avenida San Miguel; 3605; Región del Maule; Talca; Chile; Laboratorio de Ecología de Abejas; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas; Facultad de Ciencias Básicas; Universidad Católica del Maule; Avenida San Miguel; 3605; Región del Maule; Talca; Chile
Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM); Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia. Avenida General Rodrigo Octavio Jordão Ramos; 1200; Coroado I. CEP 69067-005. Manaus; AM; Brazil
Orthoptera Astroma Chile grasshoppers proscopiids Taxonomy

Abstract

Proscopiidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) are grasshoppers found in Central and South America, often mistaken for “true” stick insects (Phasmatodea) due to their stick-like appearance. The family comprises three subfamilies: Hybusinae, Proscopiinae, and Xeniinae, with Hybusinae as the smallest subfamily, housing the genus Hybusa Erichson, which contains four species endemic to Chile. Considering that the most recent comprehensive taxonomic assessment of this genus was conducted approximately three decades ago, herein we redescribe the type species of Hybusa, H. occidentalis (Westwood), based on males and females. The study includes new images of H. occidentalis body and male genitalia, along with a comprehensive pictorial key for all Hybusa species using available type material. Additionally, a morphological comparison between Hybusa and other Proscopiidae taxa is presented.

 

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