Hirtuleius caudatus Chopard, 1911: 346

Hennemann, Frank H. & Conle, Oskar V., 2024, Studies on Neotropical Phasmatodea XXVI: Taxonomic review of Cladomorformia tax. n., a lineage of Diapheromerinae stick insects, with the descriptions of seven new genera and 41 new species (Phasmatodea: Occidophasmata: Diapheromerinae), Zootaxa 5444 (1), pp. 1-454 : 79

1. Hirtuleius caudatus Chopard, 1911: 346 , fig. (♀). HT, ♀: Aout; Guyane Française, St Jean du Maroni, Collection Le Moult ; Type; Museum Paris, Collection Lucien Chopard 1914; Hirtuleius caudatus Chop. ♀ [ MNHN]. ( Figs. 29A–D , 30D, 30 H- N, 83C, 90C)

Remarks: The previously unknown ♂ is described and illustrated below.

Distribution: French Guiana, Saint Jean du Maroni [MNHN]; French Guiana, Saint Laurent du Maroni [MNHN]; French Guiana: Commune de Roura, Montagne des Chevaux [ZSMC, OC]; French Guiana, Saint Laurent du Maroni, Route de Saint Jean PK 7,5[TR].

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FIGURE 29. Hirtuleius caudatus Chopard, 1911: A. ♀ HT, habitus dorsolateral view (subgenital plate missing) [MNHN]; B. ♀ penultimate instar, habitus lateral view [MNHN]; C. ♂, habitus dorsal view [coll. TR]; D. ♂, habitus dorsal view [coll. TR].

FIGURE 30. Hirtuleius Stål, 1875: A. H. laeviceps Stål, 1875 ♀ LT, habitus dorsal view [NHRS]; B. H. laeviceps Stål, 1875 ♀ PLT, lateral view of head, pro- and mesothorax [NHRS]; C. H. laeviceps Stål, 1875 ♀ LT, dorsal view of head, prothorax and anterior portion of mesothorax [NHRS]; D. H. caudatus Chopard, 1911 ♂, lateral view of head, prothorax and anterior portion of mesothorax [coll. OC]; E. H. laeviceps Stål, 1875 ♀ LT, dorsal view of terminalia [NHRS]; F. H. laeviceps Stål, 1875 ♀ LT, lateral view of terminalia [NHRS]; G. H.laeviceps Stål, 1875 ♀ LT, ventral view of terminalia [NHRS]; H. H. caudatus Chopard, 1911 ♀ HT, lateral view of terminalia (subgenital plate missing) [MNHN]; J. H. caudatus Chopard, 1911 ♀ HT, dorsal view of terminalia (subgenital plate missing) [MNHN; K. H. caudatus Chopard, 1911 ♀ HT, ventral view of terminalia (subgenital plate missing) [MNHN]; L. H. caudatus Chopard, 1911 ♀ penultimate instar nymph, lateral view of terminalia showing long subgenital plate [MNHN]; M. H. caudatus Chopard, 1911 ♂, lateral view of terminalia [coll. OC]; N. H. caudatus Chopard, 1911 ♂, dorsal view of terminalia [coll. OC]. Arrow points to the typical posterolateral lobe of abdominal tergum VI.