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species Phobaeticus serratipes (Gray, 1835)

• Common name(s):  Giant Malayan Stick-insect
• Images: (23) See all images

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• Distribution:
  •  India (?), Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (49):
  • Gray, G.R. 1835. Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae 42   >> Cladoxerus serratipes    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4313
  • Westwood. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 75   >> Phibalosoma serratipes    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4314
  • Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:359   >> Pharnacia serratipes    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4315
  • Redtenbacher. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3:455   >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Gurney. 1947. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 40:373   >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Ragge. 1955. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society, London 106(9):381   >> Note: Wing-venation >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Sellick. 1980. University of London, Unpublished thesis 146, fig. 87   >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • O'Toole. 1990. Insects and spiders. Encyclopedia of the Animal World 34 >> Note: Vernacular name used: 'Saw-footed Stick insect' >> Phobaeticus serratipes    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4312
  • Hennemann. 1993. Phasmid Studies 2(2):45   >> Note: rearing >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Seow-Choen, Brock & Seow-En. 1994. Malaysian Naturalist 48(1):8   >> Note: in Singapore >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Seow-Choen, Seow-En & Seow-An. 1994. Nature Malaysiana 19(3):91-92, figs.   >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Seow-Choen, Pin, Brock & Seow-En. 1994. Malayan Nat. Jour. 47:395 >> Note: foodplants in Singapore >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Brock. 1995. Malayan Nat. Jour. 49(2):94   >> Note: notes types >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Brock. 1996. Phasmid Studies 5(1):29   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 1996. Malaysian Naturalist 48(4):12 >> Note: longest insect in the world 546mm including legs >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • 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 >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Hennemann & Conle. 1997. Entomol. Z. 107(8):347   >> Baculolonga serratipes    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4316
  • Seow-Choen. 1997. A guide to the stick and leaf insects of Singapore 120, figs.   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 1997. Malaysian Naturalist 51(2):32 >> Note: notes; photos, colour forms >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 1998. Serangga 3(1):89   >> Note: in UKM coll. >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Sellick. 1998. Systematic Entomology 23:226   >> Note: Micropylar plate >> Baculolonga serratipes
  • Brock. 1999. Stick and Leaf Insects of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 133, pl. 25, 27, 182   >> Note: eggs >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen & Goh. 1999. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl 26   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Brock. 1999. Amateur Entomologist 26:17, pl. 5a   >> Note: longest insect when outstretched legs included >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Lipinski, Greven, Schulten & Löser. 1999. Die Struktur der Eihüllen von 48 Phasmatodea-Arten aus der Sammlung des Löbbecke Museum und Aquazoo Düsseldorf 80, figs.   >> Note: egg structure >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 1999. In Briffett & Chew [Ed.]. State of the natural environment in Singapore 76   >> Note: in checklist of phasmids from Singapore >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 1999[1997]. Gardens´ Bulletin, Singapore 49(2):300   >> Note: in Singapore, status rare >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seiler, C. 2000. Le Bulletin de Phyllie 11:10 >> Note: rearing; egg >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Bragg. 2001. Phasmids of Borneo 385, figs   >> Baculolonga serratipes
  • Baxter. 2002. Rearing Stick and Leaf Insects 10   >> Note: figure of egg >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Brock. 2003. Rearing and studying stick and leaf insects. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 22 63   >> Note: rearing >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 269   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 2005. Phasmids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 87   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Bushell, M.L.T. 2005. PSG Newsletter 102:17 >> Note: in Kuantan >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Hennemann & Conle. 2008. Zootaxa 1906:182, figs   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Harman. 2011. PSG Newsletter 125:9   >> Note: PSG culture stock origin >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Kômoto, Yukuhiro, Ueda & Tomita. 2011. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58(1):45, fig   >> Note: [Brock - misidentification? The specimen said to be from Java] >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Harman. 2012. PSG Newsletter 127:13 >> Note: PSG culture stock origin >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Bradler. 2015. Entomologie heute 27:8, fig   >> Note: egg >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Brock, J.A. Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman. 2016. Zootaxa 4179(2):195   >> Note: type data >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 2017. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Singapore 95, figs   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 2018. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Sumatra. Volume 1 423, figs   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Rabihah, Lailatul-Nadhirah & Azman. 2018. AIP Conference Proceedings 1940(020053):4   >> Note: Gunung Jerai, Kedah >> Pharnacia serratipes
  • Zeng, Y., O'Malley, Singhal, Rahim, S. Park, Z. Chen & Dudley. 2020. Front. Ecol. Evol. 8(121):3, fig   >> Note: Flight morphology >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Song, N., Xinghao Li & Na. 2020. PLoS ONE 15(10 e0240186):8   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 2020. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Sumatra. Volume 2 245, 396   >> Note: in key >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Seow-Choen. 2021. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Peninsular Malaysia Volume 1 739, figs   >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Wan Nurul ‘Ain & Nurul Wahida. 2021. JJBS 14(1):11   >> Note: Salivary glands >> Phobaeticus serratipes
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 417, 554, fig   >> Note: Species account; checklist of world species >> Phobaeticus serratipes
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, India, Malabar [should be Malaysia?]
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Male
  • Location of type:  NHMUK London NH Mus.

• synonym acanthopus (Burmeister, 1838)
• synonym grande (Rehn, 1920)
• synonym maximus (Bates, 1865)

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