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species Eurycnema versirubra (Audinet-Serville, 1838)

• Common name(s):  Red-winged Green Giant Stick-insect
• Images: (10) See all images

  specimen

• Distribution:
  •  Timor, Solor and Wetar Island. Also Java, Sumatra and SE-Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (37):
  • Audinet-Serville. 1838[1839]. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Orthoptères 235   >> Cyphocrania (Eurycnema) versirubra    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:5146
  • Burmeister. 1840. Germar’s Zeitschrift für die Entomologie 2:38   >> Cyphocrania versirubra
  • Charpentier. 1841. Germar’s Zeitschrift für die Entomologie 3:303   >> Cyphocrania versirubra
  • Rainbow. 1897. Records of the Australian Museum, Sydney 3:39   >> Cyphocrania goliath
  • Tepper. 1903. Transactions of the Royal Society of Southern Australia 26:281   >> Cyphocrania goliath
  • Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:391   >> Eurycnema versirubra    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:5145
  • Redtenbacher. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3:469   >> Eurycnema goliath
  • Günther. 1929. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum, Berlin 14:627 >> Diura goliath
  • Kitchener. 1960. Malayan Nat. Jour. 13:147 >> Note: notes (as goliath in error) >> Eurycnema goliath
  • Vickery. 1983. CSIRO Australian division of Entomology, Technical Paper No 20 6   >> Eurycnema goliath
  • Brock. 1995. Malayan Nat. Jour. 49(2):94   >> Note: type locality notes; valid species >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Tay & Seow-Choen. 1996. In Turner, I.M., Diong, S.S.L. Lim & P.K.L. Ng [Ed.]. Biodiversity and the Dynamics of Ecosystems 1:182   >> Note: foodplants in Malaysia and Singapore >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 1997. A guide to the stick and leaf insects of Singapore 117, figs.   >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Balderson, Rentz & Roach. 1998. In Houston & A. Wells [Ed.]. Zoological Catalog of Australia. Vol. 23. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera 368 >> Eurycnema goliath
  • Seiler, C. 1998. PSG Newsletter 74:10 >> Note: rearing >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 1998. Singapore Scientist 84:6, fig.   >> Note: head >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Brock. 1998. Jour. of Orthoptera Res. 7:62   >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Sellick. 1998. Systematic Entomology 23:225   >> Note: Micropylar plate >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Brock. 1999. Stick and Leaf Insects of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 129, pl. 23, figs, 181   >> Note: male, egg >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 1999. Malaysian Naturalist 52(4):12 >> Note: use in medicine >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 1999. In Briffett & Chew [Ed.]. State of the natural environment in Singapore 76   >> Note: in checklist of phasmids from Singapore >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 1999[1997]. Gardens´ Bulletin, Singapore 49(2):300   >> Note: in Singapore, status extinct >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seiler, C. & et al. 2000. Phasmiden Pflege und Zucht von Gespenstschrecken, Stabschrecken und Wandelnden Blattern im Terrarium 70, figs >> Note: rearing >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 2000. Illustrated Guide Stick and Leaf Insects Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 35, pl. 91   >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Baxter. 2002. Rearing Stick and Leaf Insects 14   >> Note: figure of egg >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Brock. 2003. Rearing and studying stick and leaf insects. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 22 62   >> Note: rearing >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 142   >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 2005. Phasmids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 80   >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Harman. 2011. PSG Newsletter 125:10   >> Note: PSG culture stock origin >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Hutacharern. 2011. Checklist of Insects in Thailand Book 2 636   >> Note: Checklist of Insects in Thailand >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Harman. 2014. PSG Newsletter 133:20 >> Note: rearing >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Hennemann, Conle & S. Suzuki. 2015. Zootaxa 4008(1):27, 31-37, figs   >> Note: discussion of colour morphs versirubra and versifaciata >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 2017. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Singapore 117, figs   >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Conle & Hennemann. 2018. Polish Journal of Entomology 76:117   >> Note: in list of Phasmatini in Wallacea >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Seow-Choen. 2021. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Peninsular Malaysia Volume 1 766, figs   >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Harman. 2022. PSG Newsletter 148:21 >> Note: Culture stock origin >> Eurycnema versirubra
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 404, 558   >> Note: Species account; checklist of world species >> Eurycnema versirubra
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Southern America, Brazil, [in error], probably Java
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Female
  • Location of type:  OUMNH Oxford

• synonym hanitschi (Sharp, 1898)
• synonym herculeana (Charpentier, 1845)
• synonym versifasciata (Audinet-Serville, 1838)

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