Taxa hierarchy

genus Lopaphus Westwood, 1859
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species iolas (Westwood, 1859)
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subspecies perakensis (Redtenbacher, 1908)

synonym Lopaphus langkawicus Brock, 1999

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Nomenclatural details: Junior synonym
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Specimen records are available.
Citations (6):
- Brock. 1999. Stick and Leaf Insects of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 84, fig. 51a-c >> Note: egg. Paratype series: (similar data). London - 3 males, female; private coll. Brock: male, female >> Lopaphus langkawicus urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:1986
- Seow-Choen. 2000. An illustrated Guide to the Stick and Leaf Insects of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 18 >> Lopaphus iolas
- Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 186 >> Note: doubtful whether this is a synonym; a ‘form’ is likely - langkawicus are wingless, whereas iolas are winged >> Lopaphus iolas
- Brock, J.A. Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman. 2016. Zootaxa 4179(2):180 >> Lopaphus iolas
- Seow-Choen. 2017. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Singapore 40 >> Note: now considered a valid species >> Lopaphus langkawicus
- Seow-Choen. 2021. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Peninsular Malaysia Volume 1 391 >> Lopaphus iolas perakensis
Type specimen information:
- Type locality: Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Malaya, Peninsular Malaysia, Kedah: Langkawi Island, culture stock reared by P.D. Brock
- Kind of type: holotype
- Specimen category: Male
- Location of type: NHMUK London NH Mus.

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