Corresponding author: Thies H. Büscher (
Academic editor: B. Wipfler
The euplantulae of species from all five genera of the
Büscher TH, Gorb SN (2017) Subdivision of the neotropical Prisopodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 based on features of tarsal attachment pads (Insecta, Phasmatodea). ZooKeys 645: 1–11.
The
Various attachment devices have evolved on the tarsi and pretarsi of hexapods (
One species per genus has been examined from dried specimens using scanning electron microscopy scanning electron microscope
The tarsi of
Scanning electron micrographs of the tarsal morphology of different
Similar to
The representatives of the
In general the tarsus of
In comparison to the tarsi of the
The examined specimens are captive-bred from individuals which have been found in Monteverde, Costa Rica and which do not belong to any described species. Similar to
In
Due to the shortening of the basitarsus observed in the
All species of the
The two lineages can be distinguished by the morphological features of the tarsi. The
The
The examined species of
Additionally, both lineages differ significantly in their surface microstructure. So far the nubby surface of the
From the functional point of view, smooth phasmid attachment pads demonstrate strong adhesive and frictional performance on smooth substrates, whilst the nubby pad surface seems to be the adaption to a broader range of substrate textures (
The species
Within the
We thank Alexander Kovalev and Esther Appel (Department of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Kiel University, Germany) for providing help in the preparation of the samples for
Private collection of Thies Büscher, Kiel, Germany
Natural History Museum London, UK
Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria
University Museum of Natural History Oxford, UK
Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum „Alexander Koenig“, Bonn, Germany
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Scanning electron microscope