Nesiophasma Gunther 1934
Creators: name: Hennemann, Frank H.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phasmida
Phasmatidae
Nesiophasma

description: Keys to the species of Nesiophasma
♀♀ *
1. Abdominal terga II–VI with lateral margins at best gently rounded.............................................. 2
- Abdominal terga II–VI strongly laterally deflexed and convex (Fig. 43D); Pulau Romang........................ kuehni
2. Gonapophysis VIII short and not projecting over posterior margin of anal segment................................. 3
- Gonapophysis VIII long and notably projecting over posterior margin of anal segment.............................. 4
3. Small species (body length incl. subgenital plate <180.0 mm); median segment> 2/3 the length of metanotum; abdominal terga VII–IX with slender posteriad-directed posterolateral lobe; subgenital plate short and only slightly projecting over apex of abdomen; New Guinea (?)........................................................................ zanum
- Very large species (body length incl. subgenital plate> 250.0 mm); median segment only ¼ the length of metanotum (Figs. 43A–B); abdominal terga VII–IX not lobed; subgenital plate very long, lanceolate and projecting over apex of abdomen by more than combined length of terga VIII–X (Figs. 45P–R); Sangihe & Talaud Islands........................... plateni
4. Slender and very elongate insects; mesonotum at least 4.5x longer than wide; basitarsi slender........................ 5
- More stocky (Fig. 43C); mesonotum 4x longer than wide and expanded pre-medially; basitarsi with dorsal carinae raised and rounded; Pulau Selayar & Pulau Kalaotoa.......................................................... spinulosum
5. Mesonotum 6x longer than wide and slender (Figs. 40D–F); antennae reaching to median segment; Pulau Sanana (Sula Islands)................................................................................. sananaense n. sp.
- Mesonotum 4.5x longer than wide and gently swollen pre-medially (Figs. 40A–C); antennae reaching to abdominal segment II; Peleng (Banggai Islands)................................................................... giganteum n. sp.
* ♀♀ of N. oligarches (Günther) and N. turbans (Brunner v.Wattenwyl, 1907) are not known
♂♂ *
1. Body length> 100.0 mm; abdominal terga II–VI> 3x longer than wide.......................................... 2
- Smaller; abdominal terga II–VI 2.5x longer than wide; Sulawesi (Fig. 44D)................................ oligarches
2. Head and pronotum of same colour as remainder parts of body; body ± uniform in colour............................ 3
- Head and pronotum contrasting blackish; dark streak along entire lateral surfaces of body; Pulau Selayar & Pulau Kalaotoa............................................................................................. spinulosum
3. Body length <160.0 mm; colouration more or less uniform.................................................... 4
- Body length> 160.0 mm; bases of all femora and knees contrasting black; Sangihe Islands & Talaud Isalnds......... plateni
4. Very slender species (Fig. 44A); median segment very short and only 1/6 the length of metanotum; Sulawesi ....... turbans
- More stocky (Figs. 44B–C); median segment <1/3 the length of metanotum; Peleng.................... giganteum n. sp.
* ♂♂ of N. kuehni (Brunner v.Wattenwyl, 1907), N. zanum Hennemann, 1999 and N. sananaense n. sp. are not known
description: Published as part of Hennemann, Frank H., 2021, Stick insects of Sulawesi, Peleng and the Sula Islands, Indonesia- a review including checklists of species and descriptions of new taxa (Insecta: Phasmatodea), pp. 1-189 in Zootaxa 5073 (1) on pages 105-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5073.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5760636