title: Occurrence of the genus Ophicrania Kaup (Insecta: Phasmatodea) in Panay island (Philippines) and description of a new species.
abstract: A distinctive new species of the phasmatodean genus Ophicrania Kaup, 1871 (Phasmatidae: Platycraninae) is described and figured from the Philippines. Ophicrania conlei n. sp. (from Mount Madja-as, on Panay island) is characterized by the bicoloured anal region of the male hind wing, divided into an inner whitish patch, and an outer brownish area. The species is also distinguished from its most similar congeners on the basis of integumental coloration, features of the antennae, thoracic nota, wings, legs, and terminalia. The present study also provides an emended diagnosis of Ophicrania, and an updated checklist of the taxa of Platycraninae recorded from the Philippine archipelago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Italy. gottardo@unisi.it
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gottardo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057506:Arthropod Antennae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002965:Classification; D003116:Color; D005121:Extremities / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010679:Philippines; D013045:Species Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology