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Extatosomatinae
Extatosomatini
Extatosoma Gray, 1833

genus

Extatosoma Gray, 1833

Extatosoma Gray, 1833: copyright Paul D. Brock. male Extatosoma tiaratum [type species] in nature, D'Auilar Range, Walkabout Creek, Queensland, 13 November, 2011. (Otu).

Extatosoma Gray, 1833: copyright Paul D. Brock. female Extatosoma tiaratum [type species] in nature, Garradunga, Queensland, 15 February 2006. (Otu).

Extatosoma Gray, 1833: copyright Paul D. Brock. eggs of Extatosoma tiaratum [type species], SE Queenaland (left), northern Queensland (right). (Otu).

Type

Phasma tiaratum MacLeay, 1826 type species by subsequent designation of Extatosoma Gray, 1833

Nomenclature (36)

Phasma (Extatosoma) Gray, 1833: 23, 25.
type species by subsequent designation Phasma tiaratum MacLeay, 1826 in Kirby, 1904
Ectatosoma [sic] Gray, 1835: 29.
type species by subsequent designation Phasma tiaratum MacLeay, 1826
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Ectatosoma [sic] Gray, 1835 in Audinet-Serville, 1838: 285.
Ectatosoma [sic] Gray, 1835 in Burmeister, 1838: 576.
Ectatosoma [sic] Gray, 1835 (subjective synonym of Tropidoderus Gray, 1835) in de Caumont Laporte, comte de Castelnau, 1840: 17. Phylogeny or classification
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Haan, 1842: 110.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Westwood, 1859: 170.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Stål, 1875: 38, 84.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Stål, 1875: 15. Phylogeny or classification
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Kirby, 1890: 574. Phylogeny or classification
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Rainbow, 1897: 43.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Kirby, 1904: 380.
Ectatosoma [sic] Gray, 1835 in Redtenbacher, 1908: 380.
Ectatosoma [sic] Gray, 1835 (unjustified emendation for Phasma (Extatosoma) Gray, 1833) in Karny, 1923: 239.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Karny, 1923: 239.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Günther, 1929: 625.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Gurney, 1947: 374.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Ragge, 1955: 377. Phylogeny or classification
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Meyer-Rochow, 1975: 25.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Sellick, 1979: 327. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Vickery, 1983: 7.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Beccaloni, 1993: 121.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Sellick, 1997: 118. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification; Key
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Herwaarden, 1998: 93.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Brock, 2001: 24, front cover.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Bragg, 2001: 624.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Bragg, 2001: 633.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Brock, 2002: 303.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Zompro, 2004: 310.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Zompro, 2004: 311.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 143.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Brock & Hasenpusch, 2007: 74.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Hennemann & Conle, 2008: 48.
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Brock & Hasenpusch, 2009: 175. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification

Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Hasenpusch & Brock, 2010: 12. Phylogeny or classification
Extatosoma Gray, 1833 in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 555. Specimen or distribution

Nomenclature references (33)

Audinet-Serville, J.G. (1838) Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Orthoptères. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris, 1–776, pls 1–14. [1839; in French] Available at http://www.archive.org/details/histoirenaturel01guilgoog
Beccaloni, G.W. (1993) A new species of Extatosoma Gray (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae) from Papua New Guinea, with remarks on the species in this genus. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 136(2), 113–123. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28357605#page/123/mode/1up
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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/

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. & Hasenpusch, J.W. (2007) Studies on the Australian stick insects (Phasmida), including a checklist of species and bibliography. Zootaxa, 1570, 1–84. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/287837852_Studies_on_the_Australian_stick_insects_Phasmida_including_a_checklist_of_species_and_bibliography

Brock, P.D. & Hasenpusch, J.W. (2009) In The Complete Field Guide to Stick and Leaf Insects of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. 204 pp. Available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6012.htm

Brock, P.D. (2001) Insect Gallery. 1, 24–25.

Brock, P.D. (2002) Studies on the Australasian stick-insect genus Extatosoma Gray (Phasmida: Phasmatidae: Tropidoderinae: Extatosomatini). Journal of Orthoptera Research, 10(2), 303–313. [2001] Available at http://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-orthoptera-research/volume-10/issue-2/1082-6467(2001)010[0303:SOTASI]2.0.CO;2/Studies-on-the-Australasian-stick-insect-genus-Extatosoma-Gray-Phasmida/10.1665/1082-6467(2001)010[0303:SOTASI]2.0.CO;2.full

Burmeister, H.C.C. (1838) In Handbuch der Entomologie. T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin. Vol. 2, 457–756 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8135

de Caumont Laporte, F.-L.N., Comte de Castelnau (1840) In Histoire naturelle des insectes. Orthoptères, Néuroptères, Hémiptères, Hymenoptères, Lépidoptères et Diptères. P. Duménil, Paris.

de Haan, W. (1842) Bijdragen to de kennis der Orthoptera. In Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlansche Overzeesche Bezittingen. In commissie bij S. en J. Luchtmans, en C.C. van der Hoek, Leiden. Vol. 3, pp. 95–138. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/200624#page/577/mode/1up

Gray, G.R. (1833) The Entomology of Australia, in a series of monographs. Part 1 containing the monograph of the genus Phasma. G.R. Gray, also sold at Longman & Co., London. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/164945#/summary

Gray, G.R. (1835) Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, London, 48 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8697

Gurney, A.B. (1947) Notes on some remarkable Australasian walkingsticks, including a synopsis of the genus Extatosoma (Orthoptera: Phasmatidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 40, 373–396. Available at http://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-abstract/40/3/373/18697

Günther, K. (1929) Die Phasmoiden der Deutschen Kaiserin Augusta-Fluss-Expedition 1912/13. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Phasmoidenfauna Neuguineas. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 14, 600–747, pl. 1–7.

Hasenpusch, J.W. & Brock, P.D. (2010) Macleay's Spectre Extatosoma tiaratum - taking camouflage to an extreme! The Phasmid Study Group Newsletter, 121, 11–12.

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Herwaarden, H.M.C.V. (1998) A guide to the genera of stick- and leaf-Insects (Insecta: Phasmida) of New Guinea and the surrounding islands. SCIENCE IN NEW GUINEA, 24(2), 55–114. Available at http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/fiji/pdf/vanheerwarden1998.pdf

Karny, H.H. (1923) Zur Nomenklatur der Phasmoiden. Hortus Botanicus Bogoriensis, Java (Treubia), 3(2), 230–242. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110723#page/310/mode/1up

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Descendants and synonyms

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	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
genus	1	0	2	3
species	2	0	15	17