Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)

Taxa hierarchy

suborder Euphasmatodea
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family Phasmatidae Leach, 1815
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subfamily Megacraniinae Hennemann, 2020

genus Erastus Redtenbacher, 1908

urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4901

Distribution:
- Maluka
Ecology:
- Terrestrial.
Citations (9):
- Redtenbacher. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3:373 >> Erastus urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4901
- Günther. 1929. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum, Berlin 14:624 >> Note: Phasmidae: Cladoxerinae >> Erastus
- Bradley, J.C. & Galil. 1977. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 79(2):191 >> Note: Platycraninae >> Erastus
- Herwaarden. 1998. Science in New Guinea 24(2):100 >> Erastus
- Bragg. 2001. Phasmids of Borneo 633 >> Note: type species data >> Erastus
- Zompro. 2004. Revision of the genera of the Areolatae, including the status of Timema and Agathemera (Insecta, Phasmatodea) 310 >> Note: type species design. >> Erastus
- Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 135 >> Erastus
- Hennemann. 2020. Zootaxa 4896(2):166 >> Note: Transferred from Platycraniinae to Megacraniinae >> Erastus
- Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 555 >> Note: Checklist of world species >> Erastus
Type species: Erastus galbanus Redtenbacher (= galbanus galbanus), by subsequent designation; authority: Zompro. 2004. Revision of the genera of the Areolatae, including the status of Timema and Agathemera (Insecta, Phasmatodea) 1-327
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.

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