Type specimens of 437 Phasmida taxa have been located in the Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK, formerly BMNH), including 480 primary types 372 taxa. Taxa with are listed alphabetically by their specific or subspecific name, and number specimens, sex locality data given.

Australia has a rich diversity of phasmids – otherwise known as stick and leaf insects. Most them are endemic, few have been studied new species continue to be found. Stick insects are, by far, Australia’s longest some reach up 300 mm in body length, or more than half metre if you include their outstretched legs. Many very colourful, quite elaborate, defensive behaviour. Increasingly they being kept pets. This is the first book on Australian for nearly 200 years covers all It includes...

The areolate Oriental family Heteropterygidae Kirby, 1893 is critically reviewed and the results of present study contradict arrangement suggested by Zompro (2004), but in most aspects agree with a molecular presented Whiting et al (2003) phylogenetic Bradler (2009). discussed new hypotheses are for phylogeny intra-familiar relationships, placing subfamily Dataminae Rehn & Rehn, 1939 as basalmost clade Heteropterygidae. subfamilies Obriminae Brunner v. Wattenwyl, Heteropteryginae...

The Australian phasmid fauna has been revised prior to publication of a field guide by the same authors. Six new genera are described: Austrosipyloidea Brock & Hasenpusch, Cornicandovia Hasenpusch Brock, Davidrentzia Micropodacanthus Paratropidoderus and Spinosipyloidea Brock. Sixteen species from various parts Australia described figured: Candovia robinsoni Rhamphosipyloidea palumensis Scionecra milledgei Sipyloidea brevicerci garradungensis larryi lewisensis rentzi whitei doddi [all...

The barcoding approach was applied to analyze 16 Australian morphospecies of the order Phasmida, with aim test if it could be suitable as a tool for phasmid species identification and its discrimination power would allow uncovering cryptic diversity. Both goals were reached. Eighty-two specimens representing twelve (Sipyloidea sp. A, Candovia annulata, B, C, Denhama austrocarinata, Xeroderus kirbii, Parapodacanthus hasenpuschorum, Tropidoderus childrenii, Cigarrophasma tessellatum,...

Studies on the genus Extatosoma Gray 1833 have revealed that there are two valid Australasian species represented by tiararum tiaratum, tiaratum bufonium stat. n., popa popa, and carlbergi n. A lectotype has been designated for bufonium. The male of is described first time. Adults (including differently shaped female specimens) eggs figured comparison. Variation within discussed, which includes size, color, degree spination, shape legs expansions abdominal segments. literature review summary...

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Catalogue of type-material stick-insects housed in the Museum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, with descriptions some new taxa (Insecta: Phasmatodea).-Type specimens for 157 species-group names Phasmida have been identified collection Muséum Geneva.The are listed alphabetically, number specimens, sex and locality data.The material includes most species described by Saussure majority those Carl; addition there is Bolivar, Brock, Brunner von Wattenwyl, Fritzsche & Gitsaga,

Type specimens of 42 taxa Phasmatodea (including probable type 14 taxa) have been located in the Eidgenössisches Technisches Hochschulzentrum, Zürich. The species are listed alphabetically, with number specimens, sex and locality data. Some minor taxonomic changes proposed: 1 new combination, revised 2 lectotype designations.

Studies on the rarely reported Australian leaf insects reveal that Phyllium species from northern Queensland, P. frondosum Redtenbacher 1906 and siccifolium (L.), are misidentifications. Consequently, a new (Phyllium) monteithi is described figured, including egg. Nanophyllium pygmaeum confirmed as Australian, although it may be different species, similar in appearance or related to Redtenbacher. Females needed clarify its position. A third also reported, Chitoniscus lobiventris (Blanchard...

The little-known Australian genus Ctenomorpha Gray, 1833 is reviewed and an extraordinarily large species from north Queensland gargantua spec. nov. described. Variability of the type species, Phasma (Ctenomorpha) marginipennis discussed a lectotype designated. Lectotypes are also designated for Acrophylla aliena Redtenbacher, 1908, oxyacantha 1908 phyllocerca 1908. Several insects previously listed as treated follows: acheron 1834 synonymised with Eurycnema goliath 1834, macleayi 1835...

Mauritiophasma n. gen. (Phasmatidae: Acanthomimini), which includes the sole species M. motalai sp., is described; close to genus Anophelepis Westwood 1859, transferred tribe Acanthomimini. Another genus, Monoiognosis (Anareolatae, incertae sedis), it 2 species: bipunctata sp. (type species) and spinosa species. Epicharmus guerinii Xeroderinae) synonymised with E. marchali. All these taxa are endemic Mauritius at generic level. They all feature eggs glued a support by an operculum, character...