TITLE:
Description of Four New Species for the Genus Damasippus Stål, 1875 (Phasmida: Prisopodidae)
AUTHORS:
Marcela Sánchez-Ocampo, Diego Monge-Villegas
KEYWORDS:
Costa Rica, Stick Insects, Taxonomic Key
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Entomology,
Vol.11 No.2,
April
28,
2023
ABSTRACT: During the review and identification of specimens of the genus Damasippus Stål, 1875 deposited in the National Museum of Costa Rica, some specimens were found that corresponded to four non-described species: D. sepia n.sp., D. viridicorpus n.sp, D. duoviridis n.sp and D. viridilabrum n. sp. Due to the above, a review of the literature describing the species of this group was carried out, with which an illustrated dichotomous key was developed to identify the 16 species, in addition to a partial phylogenetic analysis to corroborate that they do not correspond to the species D. fuscipes, due to its morphological similarity.