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species Diacanthoidea diacanthos (de Haan, 1842)

• Common name(s):  Purple Stick Insect
• Images:

  specimen

• Distribution:
  •  Kalimantan, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (23):
  • de Haan. 1842. In Temminck [Ed.]. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlansche Overzeesche Bezittingen 3:119   >> Phasma (Necroscia) diacanthos    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:2227
  • Westwood. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 128, 181, pl. 19: 5-6   >> Note: male [according to Redtenbacher 1908: 532 = Diacanthoidea submarginata] >> Necroscia diacanthos    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:2228
  • Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:373   >> Agondasoidea diacanthos    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:2229
  • Redtenbacher. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3:531   >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:2226
  • Vanschuytbroeck & Cools. 1981. Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg. 53(23):7   >> Note: in RBINS coll., North Borneo >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen, Brock & Seow-En. 1994. Malaysian Naturalist 48(1):8   >> Note: in Singapore >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Brock. 1995. Malayan Nat. Jour. 49(2):88   >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Bragg. 1996. Zool. Med. Leiden. 70(6):110   >> Note: Type specimen [not illustrated; the reference in the text and the caption to pl. 15:4 are in error] >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 1997. A guide to the stick and leaf insects of Singapore 81, fig. 58   >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 1998. Serangga 3(1):89   >> Note: in UKM coll. >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Brock. 1999. Stick and Leaf Insects of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 70, figs, 173   >> Note: redescription; egg >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 1999. In Briffett & Chew [Ed.]. State of the natural environment in Singapore 75   >> Note: in checklist of phasmids from Singapore >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 1999[1997]. Gardens´ Bulletin, Singapore 49(2):299, pl. 5b   >> Note: in Singapore, status rare >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 2000. Illustrated Guide Stick and Leaf Insects Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 17, pl. 38   >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Bragg. 2001. Phasmids of Borneo 549   >> Note: Notes >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 109   >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 2005. Phasmids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 41   >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 2016. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo 88, fig   >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 2017. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Singapore 23, figs   >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Rabihah, Lailatul-Nadhirah & Azman. 2018. AIP Conference Proceedings 1940(020053):4   >> Note: Gunung Jerai, Kedah >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 2019. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo Vol. 3   >> Note: in Borneo >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Seow-Choen. 2021. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Peninsular Malaysia Volume 1 305, figs   >> Note: Clarification re. confusing status of type specimen >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 533   >> Note: Checklist of world species >> Diacanthoidea diacanthos
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Borneo, Kalimantan, Pontianak
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Female
  • Location of type:  RMNH Leiden

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