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Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802)

CollectionObject 1561360; 54486a22-48c6-4e8b-9302-d7e8f41ac7ba: reproduced from Lichtenstein, Plate 2. Phasma ohrtmanni female (presumed holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561368; cf9a3b88-5ed7-48b1-ad09-c899143fad3e: copyright MLUH, Halle. female (syntype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (50)

Phasma ohrtmanni Lichtenstein, 1802: 17, pl. 2:1.
Holotype; female; 54486a22-48c6-4e8b-9302-d7e8f41ac7ba; 'India orientalis' [in error], probably Brazil
Prisopus cornutus Gray, 1835: 43.
Syntype; immature; 4172ec9c-0a76-4939-8b6d-047b83b03e63; Unknown
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Prisopus orhtmanni [sic] Lichtenstein, 1802 in Gray, 1835: 28.
Prisopus orhtmanni [sic] Lichtenstein, 1802 (misspelling of Phasma ohrtmanni Lichtenstein, 1802) in Gray, 1835: 28.
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838: 588.
Syntypes (n= 2); female; 41f74b5c-4b1b-4591-a5a6-28511250ac97; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universitat, Berlin, German (ZMHUB); Brazil
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838: 588.
Syntype; female; efc63d67-e20c-4e62-87f7-82fbca8b3281; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universitat, Berlin, German (ZMHUB); Brazil. Syntypes (n= 2); female; cf9a3b88-5ed7-48b1-ad09-c899143fad3e; deposited at: Martin Luther Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (MLUH); Brazil
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Burmeister, 1840: 40.
Prisopus cornutus Gray, 1835 in Westwood, 1859: 169.
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Westwood, 1859: 167.
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Westwood, 1859: 167.
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Kaup, 1871: 23, pl. 1:24.
Prisopus cornutus Gray, 1835 in Kirby, 1904: 405.
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Kirby, 1904: 406.
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838 in Kirby, 1904: 406.
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Kirby, 1904: 405.
Prisopus cornutus Gray, 1835 in Redtenbacher, 1906: 153.
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Redtenbacher, 1906: 154.
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838 in Redtenbacher, 1906: 154.
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Redtenbacher, 1906: 153.
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Costa Lima, 1932: 259, fig. 3.
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Costa Lima, 1939: 194. fig. Specimen or distribution
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Yasumatsu, 1942: 14, fig. 19.
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Bedford, 1978: 140. Life history
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Sellick, 1980: 189. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Sellick, 1980: 189. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Lelong, 1993: 17. Specimen or distribution
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838 in Lelong, 1993: 17. Specimen or distribution
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Sellick, 1998: 211. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Sellick, 1998: 211. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus cornutus Gray, 1835 in Zompro, 2004: 66. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Zompro, 2004: 66. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838 in Zompro, 2004: 66. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Zompro, 2004: 92.
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Zompro, 2004: 66. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Zompro, 2005: 282.
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838 in Zompro, 2005: 282.
Prisopus cornutus Gray, 1835 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 284.
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 285.
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 286.
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 285.
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Figueiredo de Araujo & Garraffoni, 2012: 236. Specimen or distribution
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838 in Figueiredo de Araujo & Garraffoni, 2012: 236. Specimen or distribution
Prisopus cornutus Gray, 1835 in Büscher & Gorb, 2017: 11. Physiology
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 in Büscher & Gorb, 2017: 11. Physiology
Prisopus cornutus Gray, 1835 (subjective synonym of Phasma ohrtmanni Lichtenstein, 1802) in Conle, Hennemann, Bellanger, Lelong, Jourdan & Valero, 2020: 93. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus spiniceps Burmeister, 1838 (subjective synonym of Phasma ohrtmanni Lichtenstein, 1802) in Conle, Hennemann, Bellanger, Lelong, Jourdan & Valero, 2020: 93. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus spinicollis Burmeister, 1838 (subjective synonym of Phasma ohrtmanni Lichtenstein, 1802) in Conle, Hennemann, Bellanger, Lelong, Jourdan & Valero, 2020: 93. Phylogeny or classification
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Conle, Hennemann, Bellanger, Lelong, Jourdan & Valero, 2020: 93. Phylogeny or classification

Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 564. Specimen or distribution
Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802) in Sánchez-Ocampo, 2025: 2-5. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification; Key

Nomenclature references (24)

Bedford, G.O. (1978) Biology and ecology of the Phasmatodea. Annual Review of Entomology, 23, 125–149. Available at http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.en.23.010178.001013
Brock, P.D. & Büscher, T.H. (2022) Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids. NAP Editions, France: Verrières-le-Buisson, 612 pp. Available at http://www.napeditions.com/en/67-stick-and-leaf-insects-of-the-world.html
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Zompro, O. (2004) Johann Jakob Kaup as the founder of phasmatodean ootaxonomy. Darmstädter Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte, 13, 89–97. Available at http://www.zobodat.at/biografien/Kaup_Johann_Jakob_Ootaxonomie_Kaupia_13_0089-0098.pdf
Zompro, O. (2005) Catalogue of type-material of the insect order Phasmatodea, housed in the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany and in the Institut für Zoologie der Martin-Luther-Universität zin Halle (Saale), Germany. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, 52(2), 251–290. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/230127862_Catalogue_of_type-material_of_the_insect_order_Phasmatodea_housed_in_the_Museum_fur_Naturkunde_der_Humboldt-Universitat_zu_Berlin_Germany_and_in_the_Institut_fur_Zoologie_der_Martin-Luther-Universitat

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
species	1	0	5	6