Paul D. Brock, Author,   The Natural History Museum, London David C. Eades, Database Developer,   Illinois Natural History Survey Daniel Otte, Major Contributor,   Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Ed Baker, Assistant Editor With the cooperation of       The Orthopterists' Society

Phyllium giganteum Agathemera maculafulgens Dryococelus australis

The Phasmida Species File (PSF) is a taxonomic database of the world's Phasmida (stick and leaf insects, known as walking sticks and walking leaves in the U.S.). It contains full synonymic and taxonomic information for c. 3,030 valid species and over 4,640 taxonomic names (all ranks, valid and not valid). There are c. 26,800 citations to c. 2480 references. There are also c. 6000 specimen records and more than 10700 images of two thirds of valid species, with more being added to on a regular basis [MANY THANKS TO COLLEAGUES COLLABORATING ON THIS. AT THE START OF 2012, I RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF TYPE PHOTOS TO UPLOAD (VARIOUS COLLECTIONS), TAKEN BY OSKAR CONLE & FRANK HENNEMANN. TUSHAR MUKHERJEE HAS FORWARDED PHOTOS OF TYPES IN CALCUTTA, SUCH A NEGLECTED COLLECTION, THE SPECIMENS WERE THOUGHT TO BE 'LOST']. Keys to taxa will be added at a later stage.

To see information contained in the database, use the links across the top of the page.  Click on Search to find a specific taxon or other kinds of information.  Clicking on Taxa will make the order Phasmida your current taxon unless you have previously moved to a different taxon in this session.

This website and database use Species File Software.  Information about the design and use of SFS may be found on a separate website.

Other Places to Start

• Table of contents
• Help for new users
• List of experts
• Links to other websites
• About this website and the underlying database
• Duplicate database to practice editing

Please send comments and questions about the database and its development to Paul Brock (send mail).  When referencing this website, please use the following format:  Brock, P.D. Phasmida Species File Online. Version 2.1/4.1. [retrieval date]. <http://Phasmida.SpeciesFile.org>.  Use http://Phasmida.SpeciesFile.org to bookmark the PSF website.

List of Experts

Leading specialists and others with a serious interest in the fauna have taken responsibility to review information in their areas of expertise — taxonomic and/or geographic.  An explanation of participation in the development of the PSF is also available.  The following lists geographic locations associated with the name of the phasmid taxonomist.

• Africa
  • Comores, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues     Nicolas Cliquennois
  • Southern     Paul D. Brock
• America, northern     Frank Hennemann & Oskar Conle
• America, southern     Frank Hennemann & Oskar Conle
  • Colombia     Martha Isabel Pineda Correa
• Asia, temperate     TBA
  • China     Weiwei Zhang
  • Hong Kong     Ho Wai Chun
  • Taiwan     Yamai Shi-Fu Huang
• Asia, tropical
  • India     Tushar Mukherjee
  • Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore     Paul D. Brock
  • Philippines     Orlando Eusebio
  • Sri Lanka     Frank Hennemann
  • Sulawesi     Frank Hennemann
• Australasia     Paul D. Brock
• Europe     Paul D. Brock
• Pacific     TBA

If a region or country is not given, please contact Paul D. Brock