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Data for specimen record

Identification
Current: species Phasma gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Historical: Gryllus (Mantis) gigas; labelled 'phthisica' by Thunberg, but does not agree with description of Gryllus (Mantis) phthisicus; paralectotype of species Phasma gigas (Linnaeus, 1758); cited by Brock. 2002. Linnaean stick and leaf insect type material (Insecta: Phasmida). Le Bulletin de Phyllie. 11(1):3-8
Specimen
Basis of record: not specified
Counts: Males 1
Depository: UZIU, Uppsala; catalog number 1817
Data source: not recorded
Other: no data
Locality
Malesia: Ambon Island 'Amboina'; Modern (is included in map)
Collecting event
(No date recorded); Donation: Gustav IV Adolf
Images      
male of Gryllus (Mantis) gigas (paralectotype), copyright UZIU, Uppsala
male: head and thorax, dorsal view of Gryllus (Mantis) gigas (paralectotype), copyright UZIU, Uppsala
male: end of abdomen, dorsal view of Gryllus (Mantis) gigas (paralectotype), copyright UZIU, Uppsala
Sounds      
None
Ecological relationships      
None
 

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