Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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Diapherodes
Gray, 1835
species
gigantea
(Gmelin, 1789)
subspecies
gigantea
(Gmelin, 1789)
synonym
Mantis
gigas
Drury, 1773
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Nomenclatural details: Primary homonym
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Citations (15):
Drury. 1773. London 2:89, pl. 50
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Mantis
gigas
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Gray, G.R. 1835. Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae 33
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Diapherodes
gigas
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Westwood. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 84
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Diapherodes
gigas
Brunner von Wattenwyl & Redtenbacher. 1892. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 208 >> Note: in St Vincent >>
Diapherodes
gigas
Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1893. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 41:606 >> Note: in Grenada >>
Diapherodes
gigas
Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:362
>> Note: As homonym >>
Diapherodes
gigantea
Redtenbacher. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3:434, pl. 20:1
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Diapherodes
gigas
Moxey. 1972. Harvard University [unpublished thesis] 98 >>
Diapherodes
gigas
Bradley, J.C. & Galil. 1977. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 79(2):189
>> Note: Removed from homonymy
Sellick. 1980. University of London, Unpublished thesis 97, fig. 48
>> Note: Egg [unpublished thesis] >>
Diapherodes
gigas
Langlois & Lelong. 1998[1997]. Phasmatodea de Guadeloupe 43, figs
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Diapherodes
gigas
Sellick. 1998. Systematic Entomology 23:221
>> Note: Micropylar plate >>
Diapherodes
gigas
Lelong & Langlois. 2001. Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 106(3):242, figs. 1-2
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Diapherodes
gigas
Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 120
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Diapherodes
gigantea
gigantea
Brock, J.A. Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman. 2016. Zootaxa 4179(2):172
>> Note: type data >>
Diapherodes
gigantea
gigantea
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Southern America, Caribbean, Windward Is., St.Vincent
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: Female
Location of type: NHMUK London NH Mus.
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