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genus Nesiophasma Günther, 1934

• Distribution:
  •  Wallacea west of Weber’s Line: Sulawesi, Peleng Island, Selayar Island, Kalaotoa Island, Sanana Island, Romang Island, Timor Island, Sangihe Island and Talaud Islands. New Guinea with doubt
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Citations (12):
  • Günther. 1934. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 5:5 >> Nesiophasma    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:5018
  • Günther. 1938. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Basel 49:83 >> Nesiophasma
  • Bradley, J.C. & Galil. 1977. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 79(2):193   >> Note: Phasmatinae: Baculini >> Nesiophasma
  • Hennemann. 1998. Mitteilungen des Museums für Naturkunde, Berlin, Zoologische Reihe 74(1):124   >> Note: type species spinulosus Brunner [in error] >> Nesiophasma
  • Bragg. 2001. Phasmids of Borneo 638   >> Note: type species data >> Nesiophasma
  • Zompro. 2004. Revision of the genera of the Areolatae, including the status of Timema and Agathemera (Insecta, Phasmatodea) 315   >> Note: type species data >> Nesiophasma
  • Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 227   >> Note: Phasma is neuter, hence corrections in endings of species names >> Nesiophasma
  • Hennemann & Conle. 2008. Zootaxa 1906:1-316   >> Note: removed from the tribe Clitumnini and transferred to Phasmatidae sensu lato: Stephanacridini >> Nesiophasma
  • Hennemann. 2020. Zootaxa 4896(2):174   >> Note: Tribe Stephanacridini >> Nesiophasma
  • Hennemann. 2021. Zootaxa 5073(1):103, 172, 175   >> Nesiophasma
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 559   >> Note: Checklist of world species >> Nesiophasma
  • Hennemann, Damastra, Damaledo, Cumming & Le Tirant. 2023. Faunitaxys 11(20):2   >> Nesiophasma
• Type species:  Nesiophasma eremothocus Günther (= spinulosum), by original designation
• No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.

• synonym Mylothrus Günther, 1935
• species giganteum Hennemann, Le Tirant & Purwanto, 2021
• species kuehni (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
• species oligarches (Günther, 1935)
• species plateni (Dohrn, 1910)
• species sananaense Hennemann, 2021
• species sobesonbaii Hennemann, Damastra, Damaledo, Cumming & Le Tirant, 2023
• species spinulosum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
• synonym eremothocus Günther, 1934
• species turbans (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
• species zanum Hennemann, 1999

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