taxonID	type	description	language	source
03ACC39579C7FF47B618BDC6A808853C.taxon	materials_examined	Additional material examined. 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, eggs (reared by D. Vallotto 2015; origin, same locality as for holotype; used for macrophotography); 2 ♂♂ (reared by M. Gottardo 2015; origin, same locality as for holotype; used for SEM).	en	Vallotto, Davide, Bresseel, Joachim, Heitzmann, Thierry, Gottardo, Marco (2016): A black-and-red stick insect from the Philippines - observations on the external anatomy and natural history of a new species of Orthomeria. ZooKeys 559: 35-57, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.559.6281, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.559.6281
03ACC39579C7FF47B618BDC6A808853C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named after Albert Kang (Manila) who discovered the first specimens during a photographic trip down the Benguet province of the Philippines.	en	Vallotto, Davide, Bresseel, Joachim, Heitzmann, Thierry, Gottardo, Marco (2016): A black-and-red stick insect from the Philippines - observations on the external anatomy and natural history of a new species of Orthomeria. ZooKeys 559: 35-57, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.559.6281, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.559.6281
03ACC39579C7FF47B618BDC6A808853C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. A new species of Orthomeria (Orthomeria) characterised by (1) relatively small body size, ♂♂ ca. 40 mm in length or shorter, ♀♀ less then 50 mm in length; (2) tegmina blood red; (3) costal area of hind wings with blood red markings; (4) tergum 7 of ♀♀ pale brown with a definite black longitudinal line centrally; (5) relatively short hind wings, only slightly projecting over abdominal tergum 5.	en	Vallotto, Davide, Bresseel, Joachim, Heitzmann, Thierry, Gottardo, Marco (2016): A black-and-red stick insect from the Philippines - observations on the external anatomy and natural history of a new species of Orthomeria. ZooKeys 559: 35-57, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.559.6281, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.559.6281
