Candovia strumosa (Redtenbacher, 1908)

C. strumosa View in CoL group

Candovia byfieldensis [Byfield stick insect] [= Candovia sp. F ]: Queensland.

Candovia karasi [Karas’s stick insect] [= Candovia sp. C ]: Queensland.

Candovia strumosa ( Redtenbacher, 1908) View in CoL [ Richmond River stick insect]: New South Wales, Queensland .

Removed from the Australian list: Candovia evoneobertii ( Zompro & Adis, 2001) View in CoL [Evoneoberti’s stick insect], a species with long cerci thought to be ‘introduced’ to Brazil and Paraguay but misidentified as Candovia View in CoL . Brock & Hasenpusch (2009) stated that this species belongs near Paracalynda Zompro, 2001 View in CoL . The species is now a synonym of Arumatia dubia (Caudell, 1904) ( Ghirotto et al., 2022) View in CoL .

CANDOVIA ALATA BROCK & JONES SP. NOV. (SUPPORTING INFORMATION, FIG. S4A FOR FEMALE AND S4B FOR MALE)

[winged candovia]

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Type material: Holotype: ♀, QUEENSLAND, Blackdown Tableland National Park , 23.582˚S, 149.063˚E, 14.iii.2016, N. Tweed, DNA project PB-0184 ( QM) . Paratypes: QUEENSLAND: 1 ♂, same data, DNA project PB-0185 ( QM) ; 2 ♂♂, same data, DNA project PB-0186 to PB-0187 ( NHMUK). (Note, all DNA project data was provisionally labelled Candovia sp. E ). Eggs also deposited in NHMUK (not paratypes).

Overview of both sexes: Elongate body brown in both sexes, with lateral tubercles on thorax. Black line on head between eyes and also black, longitudinal line running length of body. Hindwings dusky brown, modest length. Legs indistinctly mottled.

Female (Supporting Information, Fig. S4A): Damaged. Head: longer than wide. Antennae long, with numerous indistinct segments; basal segment and shorter segment 2 broader than remaining segments. Thorax: mesonotum with granules and several tubercles laterally. Pronotum slightly shorter than head, with central impression. Mesonotum 4.3 × length of pronotum. Mesonotum 1.5 × combined length of metanotum and median segment, the latter about same length as metanotum. Winged, hindwings of modest length. Abdomen: eighth to tenth segment similar in length. Operculum tapered to pointed tip, reaching end of anal segment; the anal segment has tapered sides towards tip, which is incised in centre. Cerci shorter than anal segment. Legs: long.

Male (Supporting Information, Fig. S4B): Much slenderer, but similar in general appearance, with more black marks than female. Wings reach up to just beyond up of fifth abdominal segment. Anal segment tip slightly incised in centre; cerci shorter than segment. Poculum not reaching end of ninth abdominal segment.

Egg (Supporting Information, Fig. S3A): Brown, dark and heavily sculptured in paler brown; broad, almost oval capsule. Micropylar plate pear-shaped, dark brown, surrounded by paler mottled area; whilst central, higher up than eggs of related species. Operculum dome-like and heavily sculptured.

Measurements (mm). Length of body: Female 84, male 61–64. Head: female 4, male 2. Antennae: female 50 (tip broken), male 57–64. Pronotum: female 3.5, male 2. Mesonotum: female 15, male 10–11. Metanotum: female 5, male 3.5–4.0. Median segment: female 5, male 3.5–4.0. Forewings: female 5, male 3. Hindwings: female 36, male 28–30. Femora, fore, mid, hind: female 25, 19, 22, male 21–22, 16, 21–22. Tibiae, fore, mid, hind: female 24, 20, 27, male 25, 17–18, 25–26. Cerci : female 2.3, male 1.2–1.3. Eggs: capsule length 2, width 1.6, height 1.6.

Distribution ( Fig. 2): This species is so far only known from the Blackdown Tableland National Park.

Habitat and foodplants: The species is found in forest edge, foodplants not recorded.

Etymology: Named after the presence of wings in this species.