Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859)

Macau Macellina

CollectionObject 1559610; NHMUK(SF IMPORT DUPLICATE) 844918, 0bc3b538-d2c0-4861-8d77-3eaded2a96a0: copyright Natural History Museum, London. male (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (21)

Bacillus souchongia Westwood, 1859: 11, pl. 7:8.
Holotype; male; NHMUK(SF IMPORT DUPLICATE) 844918; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); China: near Macau
Macella souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Stål, 1875: 70.
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Macella souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Kirby, 1904: 332.
Macella souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907: 232, pl. 9:6a-c.
Macella souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Wu, 1935: 51. Specimen or distribution
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Cai, 1987: 26. Specimen or distribution
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Chen, 1992: 74.
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Bi, Chen & He, 1992: 66.
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 2002: 56.
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Kendrick & Ades, 2004: 62. Specimen or distribution
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 188.
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Xu, 2005: 75. Specimen or distribution
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Hennemann, Conle & Zhang, 2008: 14.
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Chen & He, 2008: 211, fig. 176.
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Xu, 2008: 38. Specimen or distribution
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Ho, 2013: 135, figs. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman, 2016: 196. Phylogeny or classification; Specimen or distribution
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Ho, 2016: 329. Phylogeny or classification
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 313, 508, fig. Image or description; Specimen or distribution

Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Ho, 2024: 7. Specimen or distribution
Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) in Gao, Wang, Chen, Li, Zhang & Li, 2025: 149-156. Phylogeny or classification

Nomenclature references (21)

Bi, D.-ying, Chen, S.C. & He, Y.H. (1992) Phasmida. In F.S. Huang (Ed.). Insects of Wuling Mountains Area, Southwestern China. Sinica Press, Beijing.
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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Brock, P.D. (2002) Hong Kong Insects. Reptilian Insecta and Arachnida, 6(7), 54–59, front cover.

Brock, P.D., Marshall, J.A., Beccaloni, G.W. & Harman, A.J.E. (2016) The types of Phasmida in the Natural History Museum, London, UK. Zootaxa, 4179(2), 151–208. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/309585799_The_types_of_Phasmida_in_the_Natural_History_Museum_London_UK

Brunner von Wattenwyl, C. (1907) Phasmidae Anareolatae (Clitumnini, Lonchodini, Bacunculini). In Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden: Vol. II. Verlag Engelmann, Leipzig. 181–338, pls 7–15. [in German] Available at http://www.archive.org/details/DieInsektenfamilieDerPhasmiden.Vol.Ii.PhasmidaeAnareolataeclitumnini

Cai, B.L. (1987) A list of Chinese Phasmids with the key to subfamilies. Contributions from Tianjin Natural Museum, 4, 26–30.

Chen, S.C. & He, Y.H. (2008) Phasmatodea of China. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 476 pp. [in Chinese] Available at http://www.nhbs.com/phasmatodea-of-china-chinese-book

Chen, S.C. (1992) A new species of the genus Macellina (Phasmida: Heteronemiidae, Pachymorphinae). Acta Entomologica Sinica, 35(1), 72–74. Available at http://www.insect.org.cn/EN/Y1992/V35/I1/72

Gao, H.-R., Wang, C., Chen, W.-X., Li, J.-J., Zhang, H.-R. & Li, Y.-jin (2025) Across desert and island: Phylogeny of two thin stick insects from China with taxonomic insights into the clade “Gratidiini II” (Phasmatodea, Clitumninae). ZooKeys, 1260, 149–160. Available at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1260.143038

Hennemann, F.H., Conle, O.V. & Zhang, W. (2008) Catalogue of the Stick and Leaf-insects (Phasmatodea) of China, with a faunistic analysis, review of recent ecological and biological studies and bibliography (Insecta: Orthoptera: Phasmatodea. Zootaxa, 1735, 1–76. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/263468541_Catalogue_of_the_Stick_and_Leaf-insects_Phasmatodea_of_China_with_a_faunistic_analysis_review_of_recent_ecological_and_biological_studies_and_bibliography_Insecta_Orthoptera_Phasmatodea

Ho, G.W.-C. (2013) Stick Insects of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Entomological Society, 184 pp. [in Chinese] Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/323239615_Insect_Fauna_of_Hong_Kong_Fascicle_2_The_Stick_Insects_of_Hong_Kong

Ho, G.W.-C. (2016) Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Phasmatodea III: Catalogue of the phasmids of Hainan Island, China, with descriptions of one new genus, one new species and two new subspecies and proposals of three new combinations. Zootaxa, 4150(3), 314–340. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/306071970_Contribution_to_the_knowledge_of_Chinese_Phasmatodea_III_Catalogue_of_the_phasmids_of_Hainan_Island_China_with_descriptions_of_one_new_genus_one_new_species_and_two_new_subspecies_and_proposals_of_thr

Ho, G.W.-C. (2024) Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Phasmatodea XIV: An updated checklist of stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) from Hong Kong. Hong Kong Entomological Bulletin, 16(1), 3–8. Available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wai-Chun-George-Ho

Kendrick, R.C. & Ades, G.W.J. (2004) Checklist of Hong Kong Stick Insects. In Hong Kong Fauna: A Checklist of Selected Taxa 2nd Edition. Fauna Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation. 62 pp. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/263854228_Hong_Kong_Fauna_A_Checklist_of_Selected_Taxa

Kirby, W.F. (1904) A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae). The Trustees of the British Museum, London, Vol. 1, 501 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29661

Otte, D. & Brock, P.D. (2005) In Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world. The Insect Diversity Association at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 414 pp. Available at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24725959-phasmida-species-file

Stål, C. (1875) Recensio orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, DeGeer et Thunberg. 3. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 32, 1–105. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924018284798

Westwood, J.O. (1859) Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. British Museum, London, 196 pp, 48 pl. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofortho00brituoft

Wu, C.F. (1935) Family Phasmidae. In Catalogus Insectorum Sinensium (Catalogue of Chinese Insects). The Fan Memorial Institute of Biology,The Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping, China. 49–52 pp.

Xu, F.L. (2008) A taxonomic study on Phasmatodea in Guizhou [UNPUBLISHED]. Ghizhou University, Guiyang, China, 70 pp. PhD thesis. [in Chinese]
Xu, J. (2005) A catalogue of stick insects from Hong Kong, Aomen and Taiwan, China. In Classification and Diversity of Insects in China. China Agricultural Scientech Press, Beijing. pp. 74–77.

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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	2	3