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species Phobaeticus chani Bragg, 2008

• Common name(s):  Chan's Megastick
• Images: (16) See all images

  specimen

• Distribution:
  •  Sabah: Penampang district
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (10):
  • Bragg. 2008. In Hennemann & Conle. Revision of Oriental Phasmatodea: The tribe Pharnaciini Günther, 1953, including the description of the world's longest insect, and a survey of the family Phasmatidae Gray, 1835 with keys to the subfamilies and tribes (Phasmatodea: "Anareolatae": Phasmatidae). Zootaxa 1906:138, figs. >> Note: egg; longest insect in the world >> Phobaeticus chani    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4307
  • Zompro. 2008. Arthropoda 16(4):6, figs. >> Phobaeticus chani
  • Beccaloni. 2010. Big Bugs Life-size 42-43, figs. >> Phobaeticus chani
  • Seow-Choen. 2016. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo 267, figs   >> Phobaeticus chani
  • Brock, J.A. Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman. 2016. Zootaxa 4179(2):165   >> Note: type data >> Phobaeticus chani
  • Seow-Choen. 2017. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo Volume II 150, 152   >> Sadyattes chani    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:499628
  • Smith, M. 2017. 139:21, fig >> Note: Still the world's longest insect? Not according to Guinness World Records >> Sadyattes chani
  • Seow-Choen. 2019. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo Vol. 3   >> Note: in Borneo >> Sadyattes chani
  • Hennemann. 2021. Zootaxa 5073(1):104   >> Note: from Sadyattes >> Phobaeticus chani
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 554   >> Note: Checklist of world species >> Phobaeticus chani
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Borneo, Sabah, Penampang district, Ulu Moyog
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Female
  • Location of type:  NHMUK London NH Mus.

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