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species Oreophoetes topoense Conle, Hennemann, Käch & Kneubühler, 2009

• Common name(s):  Red-headed Stick-insect
• Images: (12) See all images

  specimen

• Distribution:
  •  Ecuador, var. from Colombia
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (5):
  • Conle, Hennemann, Käch & Kneubühler. 2009. Jour. of Orthoptera Res. 18(2):147, figs., front cover   >> Note: egg >> Oreophoetes topoense    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:2448
  • Conle, Hennemann & Gutiérrez. 2011. The Stick Insects of Colombia 62   >> Note: Catalogued, Colombia; as 'var' >> Oreophoetes topoense
  • Smith, M. 2019. PSG Newsletter 143:9 >> Note: Photos by Andreas Kay deceased >> Oreophoetes topoense
  • Harman. 2022. PSG Newsletter 148:20 >> Note: Culture stock origin >> Oreophoetes topoense
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 265, 517, fig   >> Note: Species account; checklist of world species >> Oreophoetes topoense
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Southern America, Western South America, Ecuador, Tungurahua Prov., Rio Topo - from culture stock, reared by O. Conle
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Male
  • Location of type:  ZSMC Munich

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