The Diapheromerid Stick Insects (Phasmida: Diapheromeridae) of South Africa

Compiled by Paul D. Brock

"Papillon", 40 Thorndike Road, Slough SL2 1SR, England

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Family: DIAPHEROMERIDAE

Subfamily: Lonchodinae

1. Genus: Carausius
   1. C. morosus (Sinéty, 1901)

      Dixippus morosus Sinéty, 1901: 7
      Western Cape, EXOTIC (India)

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: Lonchodes
   1. Lonchodes sp.

      Lonchodes sp. Schulthess, 1899: 200
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: Pachymorphinae

3. Genus: Clonaria Stål, 1875a: 5
   = Gratidia Stål, 1875b: 14
   1. C. annulata (Westwood, 1859)

      Bacillus annulatus Westwood, 1859: 14, pl. 7: 6
      Western Cape?, ENDEMIC

      
      
   2. C. capelongata Brock, 2005

      Clonaria capelongata Brock, 2005: 29-31
      Northern Cape - ENDEMIC

      
      
   3. C. globosa (Brunner, 1907)

      Gratidia globosa Brunner, 1907: 225
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   4. C. guenzii (Bates, 1865)

      Bacillus guenzii Bates, 1865: 327
      = Gratidia pulchrepicta Carl, 1913: 22
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   5. C. natalis (Westwood, 1859)

      Bacillus natalis Westwood, 1859: 6. pl. 23: 7, 8
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   6. C. longithorax (Brunner, 1907)

      Gratidia longithorax Brunner, 1907: 222
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   7. C. cristata (Brunner, 1907)

      Gratidia cristata Brunner, 1907: 227
      ?

      
      
   8. Clonaria sp. 1

      Ramulus sp. 1 Günther, 1956: 90
      Western Cape, ENDEMIC

      
      
   9. Clonaria sp. 2

      Ramulus sp. 2 Günther, 1956: 92
      "Transvaal", ENDEMIC

      
      
   
   
4. Genus: Gratidiinilobus Brock, 2005: 31
   1. G. capensis Brock, 2005

      Gratidiinilobus capensis Brock, 2005: 31-34.
      Eastern Cape - ENDEMIC

      
      
   
   
5. Genus: Hemipachymorpha
   1. H. tricarinata (Brunner, 1907)

      Pachymorpha tricarinata Brunner, 1907: 216
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   2. H. omphale (Westwood, 1859)

      Pachymorpha? omphale Westwood, 1859: 16. pl. 2: 5
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   
   
6. Genus: Maransis
   1. M. aspericollis (Bates, 1865)

      Bacillus aspericollis Bates, 1865: 327
      South Africa

      
      
   2. M. bilineolata (Brunner, 1907)

      Leptinia bilineolata Brunner, 1907: 231
      ?

      
      
   3. M. browni Brock, 2005

      Maransis browni Brock, 205: 34-36
      Northern Cape; ENDEMIC

      
      
   4. M. graminea (Bates, 1865)

      Bacillus gramineus Bates, 1865: 306, pl. 44: 4
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   5. M. lineolata (Brunner, 1907)

      Leptinia lineolata Brunner, 1907: 231
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   6. M. nigroantennata (Brunner, 1907)

      Leptinia nigroantennata Brunner, 1907: 232
      ENDEMIC

      
      
   7. M. rufolineatus Schulthess, 1899

      Maransis rufolineatus Schulthess, 1899: 200, pl. 7: 4
      KwaZulu-Natal; ENDEMIC

      
      
   8. M. trilineata Stål, 1875

      Maransis trilineata Stål, 1875: 103
      "Transvaal"; ENDEMIC

      
      
   
   
7. Genus: Paraleptinia
   1. P. schulthessi Carl, 1913

      P. schulthessi Carl, 1913: 21
      Western Cape: ENDEMIC

      
      
   
   
8. Genus: Zehntneria
   1. Z. mystica Brunner, 1907

      Zehntneria mystica Brunner, 1907: 233
      Western Cape, ENDEMIC

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: Diapheromerinae

9. Genus: Bactricia Kirby, 1896: 463
   = Scaphegyna Karsch, 1898: 364
   1. B. bituberculata (Schaum, 1857

      Bacteria bituberculata Schaum, 1857: 423

      = Bacteria trophinus Westwood 1859: 30

      = Phibalosoma calametum Bates, 1865: 341

      = Scaphegyna calametum Karsch, 1898: 367

      = Hyrtacus carinatus Kirby, 1902: 46

      = Bactricia irregularlis Brunner, 1907: 330
      KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, to Swaziland and Mozambique

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: Palophinae

10. Genus: Bactrododema Stål, 1858
    = Palophus Westwood, 1859: 90
    = Ischnopoda Grandidier, 1869: 176 (Homonym of Ischnopoda Stephens, 1835)
    1. B. tiaratum Stål, 1858

       Bactrododema tiarata Stål, 1858: 308

       Bactrododema tiaratum Kirby, 1902: 47

       = Palophus tiaratus Griffini, 1897: 11

       = Bactrododema brevitarsis Stål, 1876: 67

       = Ischnopoda brevitarsis Kirby, 1904: 366

       = Bactrododema aculiferum Kirby, 1902: 47

       = Bactrododema lugardi Kirby, 1902: 448

       = Palophus brevicornis Redtenbacher, 1908: 396

       = Palophus holubi Redtenbacher, 1908: 397

       = Palophus transvaalensis Redtenbacher, 1908: 396
       KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, to Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia

       
       
    2. B. hecticum (Lichtenstein, 1796)

       Phasma hecticum Lichtenstein, 1796: 78

       = Platycrana hectica Gray, 1835: 34

       = Ctenomorpha haworthii Gray, 1835: 41

       = Bactrododema haworthii Güther, 1956: 93

       = Haplopus ceratophyllus Burmeister 1838: 577
       East Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, to Namibia

       
       
    3. B. krugeri Brock, 2004

       Bactrododema krugeri Brock, 2004: 69-76
       Limpopo, to Botswana

       
       
    
    

REFERENCES

Phasmida Species File

Brock, P.D. 2000.

Stick insects from the Cape Town area, South Africa. Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 59: 2-13, pl. 00A-00D

Brock, P.D. 2004.

Taxonomic notes on giant southern African stick insects (Phasmida), including the description of a new Bactrododema species. Annas of the Trasvaal Museum 41: 61-77.

Brock, P.D. 2005.

A new genus and four new species of South African stick insects. Phasmid studies 12: 25-37.