Comments on the genus Neoclides UVAROV, 1940 with the description of a new species (Phasmatodea: Diapheromerinae: Necrosciinae)

Abstract

A new species of Neoclides UVAROV, 1940; Neoclides heitzmanni sp. n. is described and illustrated from the adult female and egg. It is the first time that an egg of the genus is described and illustrated. Lectotypes are designated for Neoclides simyra (WESTWOOD, 1859), and Neoclides rivalis (REDTENBACHER, 1908) stat. rev. comb. n. , which is hereby removed from the synonymy with Neoclides simyra (WESTWOOD, 1859). Both lectotypes are illustrated. The distribution range of the genus is extended to southern Vietnam. The record of Neoclides magistralis from Peninsular Malaysia is clearly an error and represents an undescribed species.