Species

Pylaemenes otys (Westwood, 1859)

CollectionObject 1561575; 54e91f42-77a6-44e7-9373-57c31594d9a9: copyright UMO. male juv. Acanthoderus otys (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561575; 54e91f42-77a6-44e7-9373-57c31594d9a9: copyright UMO. male juv., lateral view of Acanthoderus otys (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561575; 54e91f42-77a6-44e7-9373-57c31594d9a9: copyright UMO. male juv., head & thorax of Acanthoderus otys (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561575; 54e91f42-77a6-44e7-9373-57c31594d9a9: copyright UMO. male juv., head & thorax, lateral view of Acanthoderus otys (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561575; 54e91f42-77a6-44e7-9373-57c31594d9a9: copyright UMO. male juv., end of abdomem, dorsal view of Acanthoderus otys (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561575; 54e91f42-77a6-44e7-9373-57c31594d9a9: copyright UMO. male juv., end of abdomem, lateral view of Acanthoderus otys (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561575; 54e91f42-77a6-44e7-9373-57c31594d9a9: copyright UMO. male juv., end of abdomem, ventral view of Acanthoderus otys (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561576; d84512a9-cb69-4269-94b0-61d491d6c7d7: copyright MNHN, Paris. male of synonym Pylaemenes infans (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (21)

Acanthoderus otys Westwood, 1859: 54, pl. 26:2. (valid)
Holotype; immature; 54e91f42-77a6-44e7-9373-57c31594d9a9; deposited at: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM);
Dares otys (Westwood, 1859) in Stål, 1875: 94.
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Acanthoderus otys Westwood, 1859 in Seow-Choen, 2025: 332. Image or description; Specimen or distribution
Pylaemenes otys (Westwood, 1859) in Bragg, 2025: 86. Specimen or distribution

Nomenclature references (17)

Bragg, P.E. (1998) A revision of the Heteropteryginae (Insecta: Phasmida: Bacillidae) of Borneo, with the description of a new genus and ten species. Zoologische Verhandlingen, 316, 1–135. Available at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/148998
Bragg, P.E. (2001) Phasmids of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 771 pp. Available at http://www.nhpborneo.com/book/phasmids-of-borneo/
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Bragg, P.E. (2025) A review of the cockroaches, mantids and phasmids from Niah national park, Sarawak (Insecta: Blattodea, Mantodea, and Phasmida). The Sarawak Museum Journal, 89(110), 73–91.

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

Brock, P.D. (2016) Book review: a Taxonomic Guide to the Stick Insects of Borneo. The Phasmid Study Group Newsletter, 136, 23.

Delfosse, E., Cliquennois, N., Depraetere, M. & Robillard, T. (2019) Catalogue des types de la collection de phasmes du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle de Paris (Insecta, Phasmatodea). Zoosystema, 41(11), 181–235. Available at http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/41/11

Günther, K. (1935) Phasmoiden aus Centralborneo. Gesammelt von Dr. Mjöberg 1925-26. Arkiv för Zoologi, (9), 1–29.

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

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

Seow-Choen, F. (2016) A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, 454 pp. Available at http://www.nhpborneo.com/book/taxonomic-guide-stick-insects-borneo/

Seow-Choen, F. (2019) A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo: Vol. III. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, 278 pp. Available at http://www.nhpborneo.com/book/a-taxonomic-guide-to-the-stick-insects-of-borneo-vol-3/

Seow-Choen, F. (2025) A Photographic Guide: Stick Insects of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), 387 pp.

Seow-Choen, F., Grinang, J. & Naming, M. (2004) Phasmids. In Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity. Sarawak Museum Department. Sarawak Museum Journal, Volume 59, No 80, Kuching. pp. 391–401. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francis_Seow-Choen

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
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

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