The new genus of stick insect Lobofemora from Vietnam, with the description of three new species (Phasmida: Phasmatidae: Clitumnini)

The new genus <em>Lobofemora</em> gen. nov. is described from Vietnam to accommodate three new species: <em>L. bachmaensis</em> sp. nov. (Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam), <em>L. bidoupensis</em> sp. nov. (Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park, central Vietnam) and <em>L. scheirei </em>sp. nov., the type species (Cat Tien National Park and Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve, south Vietnam). It is provisionally placed in the tribe Clitumnini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. The genus is the only known Clitumnini which shows tegmina and sometimes alae in the males. Females show conspicuous foliaceous lobes on the median femora. Males and females of all species and the eggs of <em>L. scheirei</em> sp. nov. and <em>L. bidoupensis</em> sp. nov. are described and illustrated. An identification key to the species and a distribution map are provided. The definition of the tribe Clitumnini sensu Hennemann &amp; Conle (2008) is slightly adapted to include the new genus and the tribal placement is discussed. The male of <em>L. scheirei</em> sp. nov. is able to stridulate by rubbing the outer margins of the tegmina against the subcostal and radial veins of the alae