Synonymy
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Mantis jamaicensis
Drury, 1773b,
Illustrations of Natural History, II: 88, pl XLIX,
fig 1
[ male ].
[ Type locality: Jamaica. ]
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Fabricius, 1781,
Species Insectorum, I: 346.
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Fabricius, 1787,
Mantissa Insectorum, I: 227.
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Gmelin, 1789,
Systema Naturae, ed XIII, I: 2054.
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Olivier, 1792,
Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Insects, VII: 634.
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Fabricius, 1793,
Entomologia Systematica, II: 15.
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Phasma jamaicensis (Drury)
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Fabricius, 1798,
Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae, p 188.
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Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1825,
Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire
naturelle. Entomologie, 10: 101.
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Cyphocrana jamaicensis (Drury)
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Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1825,
Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire
naturelle. Entomologie, 10: 445.
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Platycrana jamaicensis (Drury)
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Gray, 1835,
Synopsis of the Phasmidae, p 38.
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Phasma (Platycrana) jamaicensis (Drury)
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Westwood, 1837b,
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, II: 99, pl XLIX, fig 1
[ male ].
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Haplopus jamaicensis (Drury)
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Westwood, 1859,
Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects, I: 86.
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Kirby, 1904c,
Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera, I: 363.
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Redtenbacher, 1908,
Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden, pp 429, 430.
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Aplopus jamaicensis (Drury)
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Rehn, 1903,
Trans American Ent Soc, XXIX (2): 132.
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Mantis bispinosa
Fabricius, 1775,
Systema Entomologiae, p 274.
[ Type locality: “America.” ]
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Fabricius, 1781,
Species Insectorum, I: 346.
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Fabricius, 1787,
Mantissa Insectorum, I: 227.
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Gmelin, 1789,
Systema Naturae, ed XIII, I: 2054.
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Olivier, 1792,
Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Insects, VII: 633.
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Fabricius, 1793,
Entomologia Systematica, II: 15.
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Shaw, 1798,
Naturalist’s Miscellany, IX: pl 323
[ male ].
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Phasma bispinosa (Fabricius)
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Fabricius, 1798,
Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae, p 188.
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Phasma bispinosum (Fabricius)
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Gray, 1835,
Synopsis of the Phasmidae, p 24.
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Burmeister, 1838,
Handbuch der Entomologie, II: 585.
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Haplopus bispinosus (Fabricius)
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Westwood, 1859,
Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects, I: 87.
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Kirby, 1904c,
Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera, I: 363.
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Diapherodes glabricollis
Gray, 1835,
Synopsis of the Phasmidae, p 33.
[ Type locality: Uknown. ] Syn. n.
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Burmeister, 1838,
Handbuch der Entomologie, II: 575.
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Haplopus glabricollis (Gray)
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Westwood, 1859,
Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects, I: 88.
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Kirby, 1904c,
Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera, I: 364.
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Redtenbacher, 1908,
Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden, pp 429, 430.
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Diapherodes pulverulentus
Gray, 1835,
Synopsis of the Phasmidae, p 34.
[ Type locality: Uknown. ] Syn. n.
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Haplopus pulverulentus (Gray)
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Westwood, 1859,
Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects, I: 88.
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Kirby, 1904c,
Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera, I: 364.
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Redtenbacher, 1908,
Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden, pp 429, 431.
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Haplopus murinus
Redtenbacher, 1908,
Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden, pp 429, 430.
[ Type locality: Jamaica. ] Syn. n.
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Description
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Color.
Green to grayish, sometimes variegated.
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Female.
Head. Vertex unequally swollen, the dextral horn carinate
and spinose, the sinistral one smaller, the rest of the head tuberculate or spinose, with a
row of four regularly spaced spines at the posterior margin.
Thorax. Pronotum with two small tubercles or spines just before the median sulcus and four regularly
spaced spines along the posterior margin, the median pair of which may be larger; mesonotum
with a pair of large spines at the anterior margin and numerous smaller spines.
Meso- and metasterna tuberculate.
Meso- and metapleurae spinose, although sometimes this may be quite insignificant.
Abdomen. Tergites II-IV with paired retrorse spines apically, VII dilated posterolaterally,
X carinate, apex broadly emarginate.
Supraanal plate carinate, apex broadly emarginate.
Subgenital plate elongate.
Legs. Lower median carina of anterior femora with two, of middle femora with four, and of posterior
femora with five spines, superior lateral carinae of middle and posterior femora sometimes with
small subapical foliaceous lobes; lower median carina of middle and posterior tibiae apically
strongly serrate; posterior first tarsomere a little longer than the next two together.
Wings. Tegmina green; hindwings reaching a little beyond the middle of the median segment, anterior area
olive or green, posterior area hyaline, the veins with dark markings.
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Male.
Head Vertex slightly unequally swollen, sparsely granulate.
Thorax. Pronotum smooth; mesonotum with a pair of strong, anteriorly directed, black spines at the
anterior margin (these may sometimes be compound), surface granulate.
Mesosternum granulate; metasternum smooth.
Meso- and metapleurae granulate.
Abdomen Tergite VIII expanded distally, X with apex rounded on each side of the median
emargination.
Subgenital plate apically slightly emarginate.
Cerci slender, straight.
Legs. Slenderer than in the female, lower median carinae of the femora similarly spined;
lower median carinae of middle and posterior tibiae spinose apically.
Wings. Tegmina green, with the anterior margin white; hindwings reaching to abdominal segment VII,
anterior area colored the same as the tegmina, posterior area rose-colored, the veins
not darkened.
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Geographic distribution.
Throughout Jamaica.
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Type material.
M. jamaicensis.
Not found; presumed lost.
M. bispinosa.
Not found; presumed lost.
D. glabricollus.
A female. No locality given. [
BMNH ]
D. pulverulentus.
A female. No locality given. [
BMNH ]
H. murinus.
A female. Stony Hill, Jamaica. july 29, 93. HWB. Phas. Inv. Nr. 797. [
NMW ]
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Systematic notes.
Drury’s illustration of the male of jamaicensis did not
exhibit the black spines at the anterior of the mesonotum, but I am inclined to believe that this
was due to their being broken off or undeveloped. Bispinosa, as figured by Shaw, clearly
has those spines. Glabricollis, pulverulentus, and murinus are just variations
on the Bauplan of female jamaicensis.
I have examined 21 males and 25 females.
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Males |
Females |
| Total length |
66-88 mm |
96-142 mm |
| mesonotum |
12-15 mm |
18- 26 mm |
| metanotum & median segment |
11-13 mm |
13- 20 mm |
| anterior femur |
11-14 mm |
15- 23 mm |
| median femur |
10-13 mm |
13- 20 mm |
| posterior femur |
13-18 mm |
18- 29 mm |
| tegmen |
9-10 mm |
8- 11 mm |
| wing |
37-46 mm |
7- 12 mm |
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Known Distribution
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Jamaica
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island label only
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ANSP
USNM
BMNH
NMW
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Batia
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ANSP
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Liguanea Plain
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MCZ
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Quick Step, near Aberdeen
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USNM
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St. James. Montego Bay
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SMIJ
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St. James. Snug Harbor
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ANSP
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Trelawny. Westwood
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SMIJ
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Trelawny. Fountain Hill
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SMIJ
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Manchester. Mandeville
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SMIJ
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Manchester. Christiana
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AMNH
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St. Mary. Castleton Gardens
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MCZ
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St. Catherine. Boston Town Postal Agency
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SMIJ
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St. Andrew. Hermitage Reservoir
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SMIJ
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St. Andrew. Cinchona
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AMNH
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St. Andrew. Kingston
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USNM
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Portland. Fellowship
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USNM
SMIJ
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