Interphasma Chen & He 2008
Creators: name: Ho, George Waichun
name: Shi, Fuming
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phasmida
Phasmatidae
Interphasma

description: Key to the species of the Interphasma Chen & He   
Females  
1. Seventh sternum lacking distinct preopercular organ................................................................................................ 2.  
- Seventh sternum with distinct preopercular organ...................................................................................................... 3.  
 2. Posterior margin of the anal segment with small emargination; posterior apex of subgenital plate reaching posterior margin of anal segment (Distribution: Emeishan, Sichuan)...................................... I. conicercum Chen & He, 2008   
 - Posterior margin of anal segment rounded; posterior apex of subgenital plate not reaching posterior margin of anal segment (Distribution: Leigongshan, Guizhou)........................................ I. leigongshanense Xu, Yang & Guo, 2010   
 3. Preopercular organ dorsoventrally flattened (Distribution: Emeishan, Sichuan)........... I. emeiense Chen & He, 2008   
- Preopercular organ cylindrical................................................................................................................................... 4.  
 4. Posterior apex of preopercular organ bifurcated (Distribution: Emeishan, Sichuan) ........ I. bifidum Chen & He, 2008   
- Posterior apex of preopercular organ not bifurcated.................................................................................................. 5.  
5. Vertex of head with a pair of granule-like tubercles between compound eyes............................................................ 6.  
- Vertex of head lacking granule-like tubercles between compound eyes.................................................................... 7.  
 6. Body short and robust; posterior margin of anal segment with slight emargination (Distribution: Wolong, Wenchuan, Sichuan)...................................................................................................................... I. wolongense Chen & He, 2008   
 - Body long and slender; posterior margin of anal segment with broad emargination (Distribution: Lushan, Jiangxi).. ...................................................................................................................................... I. lushanense Chen & He, 2008   
 7. Body densely covered with small granules (Distribution: Tianlin, Guangxi) ............ I. guangxiense Chen & He, 2008   
- Body sparsely covered with small granules................................................................................................................. 8.  
 8. Antennae with 15 segments; anal segment as long as ninth tergum (Distribution: Yang Country, Shaanxi)................ .................................................................................................................................... I. shaanxiense Chen & He, 2008   
- Antennae with 14 segments; anal segment longer than ninth tergum.........................................................................9.  
 9. Preopercular organ short and not reaching middle of eighth tergum (Distribution: Gaoligongshan, Tengchong, Yunnan) ....................................................................................................................... I. marginatum Chen & Zhang, 2008   
 - Praeopercular organ long and reaching middle of eighth tergum (Distribution: Liziping, Shimian, Sichuan)............ ................................................................................................................................... I. lizipingense Ho & Shi sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Ho, George Waichun & Shi, Fuming, 2013, A new species of the genus Interphasma Chen & He, 2008 (Phasmida: Clitumninae: Medaurini) from Sichuan, China, pp. 492-496 in Zootaxa 3734 (4) on page 493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/5270259