Species

Tisamenus draconinus (Westwood, 1848)

CollectionObject 1562257; OUM 493, e187af2b-ec6f-4907-b24f-4204c34bfe56: copyright UMO. female (lectotype) and male (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1562257; OUM 493, e187af2b-ec6f-4907-b24f-4204c34bfe56: copyright UMO. female, dorsal view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1562257; OUM 493, e187af2b-ec6f-4907-b24f-4204c34bfe56: copyright UMO. female, lateral view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1562257; OUM 493, e187af2b-ec6f-4907-b24f-4204c34bfe56: copyright UMO. female: end of abdomen, dorsal view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1562257; OUM 493, e187af2b-ec6f-4907-b24f-4204c34bfe56: copyright UMO. female: end of abdomen, lateral view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1562257; OUM 493, e187af2b-ec6f-4907-b24f-4204c34bfe56: copyright UMO. female: end of abdomen, ventral view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1563025; OUM 493', a71f19c2-831b-48c2-9138-8860187e6e55: copyright UMO. male, dorsal view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1563025; OUM 493', a71f19c2-831b-48c2-9138-8860187e6e55: copyright UMO, Oxford. male, lateral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1563025; OUM 493', a71f19c2-831b-48c2-9138-8860187e6e55: copyright UMO, Oxford. male end of abdomen, dorsal view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1563025; OUM 493', a71f19c2-831b-48c2-9138-8860187e6e55: copyright UMO, Oxford. male end of abdomen, lateral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1563025; OUM 493', a71f19c2-831b-48c2-9138-8860187e6e55: copyright UMO, Oxford. male end of abdomen, ventral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (23)

Phasma (Pachymorpha) draconinum Westwood, 1848: 78, pl. 38:5.
Lectotype; female; OUM 493; deposited at: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM); Philippines
Acanthoderus draconinus (Westwood, 1848) in Westwood, 1859: 52.

Phasma (Pachymorpha) draconinum Westwood, 1848 in Lit, Eusebio & Lucañas, 2025: 12. Specimen or distribution
Tisamenus draconinus (Westwood, 1848) in Dräger, 2025: 17. Image or description

Nomenclature references (22)

Westwood, J.O. (1848) The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology. William Smith, London, 1–88, pls 1–42. Available at http://www2.odl.ox.ac.uk/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0munahi01--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00001-001-1-1isoZz-8859Zz-1-0&a=d&c=munahi01&cl=CL1.1&d=munahi001-aae
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

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

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

Redtenbacher, J. (1906) Phasmidae Areolatae. In Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. Vol. 1, 1–180, pls 1–6. [in German] Available at http://www.archive.org/details/DieInsektenfamilieDerPhasmidenVol.1

Bruner, L. (1915) Preliminary catalogue of the orthopteroid insects of the Philippine Islands. University studies of the University of Lincoln, Nebraska, 15(2), 195–281. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/94891#page/266/mode/1up

Matsumura, S. & Hirayama, S. (1932) In Illustrated 6000 insects of Nippon [6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire]. Toko Shoin, Tokyo. 1–262, pls 1–104. [1931]

Shiraki, T. (1935) Orthoptera of the Japanese Empire (Part IV) Phasmidae. Memoirs of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Taihoku lmperial University, Formosa, 14(3), 23–88, pl. 4–10. Available at http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.26267/page/n45/mode/2up

Rehn, J.A.G. & Rehn, J.W.H. (1939) The Orthoptera of the Philippine Islands. Part I. - Phasmatidae: Obriminae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 90, 389–487, pls. 31–38. [1938] Available at http://www.jstor.org/stable/4064256?seq=1

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

Bragg, P.E. (1995) The Phasmid genus Hoploclonia Stål from Borneo, including the description of two new species. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine, 131, 25–39. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/351876418_The_phasmid_genus_Hoploclonia_Stal_from_Borneo_including_the_description_of_two_new_species

Huang, Y.S.-F. (2002) Phasmids in Taiwan. Bigtree Culture Enterprise Co. – Ltd, Taiwan, 142 pp. [in Chinese]

Zompro, O. (2004) Revision of the genera of the Areolatae, including the status of Timema and Agathemera (Insecta, Phasmatodea). Goecke & Evers, Keltern-Weiler, Germany, 327 pp. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/313233330_Revision_of_the_genera_of_the_Areolatae_including_the_status_of_Timema_and_Agathemera_Insecta_Phasmatodea

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

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.

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

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

Hennemann, F.H. (2023) A taxonomic review, including new species and new records of Philippine Obrimini stick insects (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae: Obriminae). Faunitaxys. Revue de Faunistique, Taxonomie et Systématique morphologique et moléculaire, 11(71), 1–135. Available at https://www.faunitaxys.fr/v11-2023/

Wang, B.-C., Jeng, M.-L., Tsai, J.-F. & Wu, L.-W. (2025) Genome skimming for improved phylogenetics of Taiwanese phasmids (Insecta: Phasmatodea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 205(108292), 1–11. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790325000090

Hennemann, F.H. (2025) A taxonomic review of Philippine Obrimini stick insects: The genus Tisamenus Stål, 1875 (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae: Obriminae). Faunitaxys. Revue de Faunistique, Taxonomie et Systématique morphologique et moléculaire, 13(24), 1–85. Available at https://www.faunitaxys.fr/v13-2025/

Lit, I.L.J., Eusebio, O.L. & Lucañas, C.C. (2025) The triangular-back stick insects, Tisamenus spp. (Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae), of Polillo Island, Philippines. Philippine Entomologist, 39(1), 1–14. Available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394943456
Dräger, H. (2025) New Names for Well-known and Popular Cultures of Genus Tisamenus. The Phasmid Study Group Newsletter, 155, 16–19.

Descendants and synonyms

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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