A STRIKING NEW SPECIES OF PARAPODACANTHUS BROCK (PHASMIDA: PHASMATIDAE) FROM SOUTHEASTERN QUEENSLAND

摘要

Studies on the rarely reported Australian genus Parapodacanthus Brock have revealed a striking new species from Springbrook, Lamington Plateau and Cunningham's Gap in southeast Queensland. It is described and figured, including the egg, as Parapodacanthus ailaketoae sp. n. Keys are provided to compare it with the only other species in the genus, P. hasenpuschonm Brock, 2003 from north Queensland. Additional localities are recorded for the latter species.