Notes on the Diagnosis of the Species of the Genus Prisopus Le Peletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828 (Phasmida: Prisopidae: Prisopini) Present in Costa Rica

Authors: Marcela Sánchez-Ocampo*

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000649

Volume 8, Issue 1

Abstract

The genus Prisopus previously only recorded three species for Costa Rica: P. ariadne, P. bioley and P. berosus. This article reports two more species for Costa Rica: P. horstokkii and P. ohrtmanni, previously only recorded in South America. An identification key and several important aspects of the diagnosis of the species are also provided

Keywords: Identification Key; Lichen Camuflage; Stick Insects

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