species

Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907

Kirby's Phobaeticus

CollectionObject 1561147; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b: copyright Natural History Museum, London. female of Phobaeticus kirbyi (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561147; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b: copyright Natural History Museum, London. female, lateral view of Phobaeticus kirbyi (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561147; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b: copyright Natural History Museum, London. female: head and thorax, lateral view of Phobaeticus kirbyi (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561147; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b: copyright Natural History Museum, London. female: end of abdomen, dorsal view of Phobaeticus kirbyi (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561147; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b: copyright Natural History Museum, London. female: end of abdomen, laterl view of Phobaeticus kirbyi (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561147; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b: copyright Natural History Museum, London. female: end of abdomen, ventral view of Phobaeticus kirbyi (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561147; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b: copyright Natural History Museum, London. female, data labels of Phobaeticus kirbyi (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561147; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b: copyright NMW, Vienna. male: head and thorax, lateral view of synonym Pharnacia pilicornis (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561148; NMW 865, d5c20144-3854-4a9b-a162-b1394196e1a1: copyright NMW, Vienna. male of synonym Pharnacia pilicornis (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561149; NMW 866, 9f55f235-92a4-4563-84c7-153c37f9717d: copyright NMW, Vienna. female juv. of synonym Pharnacia sagitta (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1561149; NMW 866, 9f55f235-92a4-4563-84c7-153c37f9717d: copyright NMW, Vienna. female juv.: head and thorax, lateral view of synonym Pharnacia sagitta (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (36)

Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907: 185.
Holotype; female; 0419e6e6-78f4-4ddd-a9ae-c4fe8e85178b; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK);
Pharnacia pilicornis Redtenbacher, 1908: 455.
Holotype; male; NMW 865; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); Brunei
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Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908: 454, pl. 22:2.
Holotype; male; NMW 866; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW);
Pharnacia pilicornis Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908) in Günther, 1932: 315.
Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908 in Gurney, 1947: 373. Specimen or distribution
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Bragg, 1995: 51. Life history
Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Bragg, 1995: 27.
Pharnacia kirbyi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Bragg, 1995: 27.
Pharnacia kirbyi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Carwardine, 1995: 220. Specimen or distribution
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Brock, 1996: 29.
Pharnacia pilicornis Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Brock, 1996: 29.
Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Brock, 1996: 29.
Baculolonga kirbyi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Hennemann & Conle, 1997: 347.
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Seow-Choen, 1998: 89.
Pharnacia pilicornis Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Brock, 1998: 50.
Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Brock, 1998: 55.
Baculolonga kirbyi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Sellick, 1998: 226. Phylogeny or classification
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Brock, 1999: 16, fig. 6.
Baculolonga kirbyi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Bragg, 2001: 379, figs.
Phobaeticus kirbiyi [sic] Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Seow-Choen, Grinang & Naming, 2004: 400.
Phobaeticus kirbiyi [sic] Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 (misspelling of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Seow-Choen, Grinang & Naming, 2004: 400.
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 269.
Pharnacia pilicornis Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 269.
Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 269.
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Hennemann & Conle, 2008: 153, figs.
Pharnacia pilicornis Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Hennemann & Conle, 2008: 153.
Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Hennemann & Conle, 2008: 153.
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Brock, Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman, 2016: 179. Phylogeny or classification; Specimen or distribution
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Seow-Choen, 2016: 272, figs. Image or description
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Seow-Choen, 2017: 27. Specimen or distribution
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Seow-Choen, 2017: 129, figs. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Seow-Choen, 2019
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Zeng, O'Malley, Singhal, Rahim, Park, Chen & Dudley, 2020: 3, fig. Phylogeny or classification
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 416, 554, fig. Image or description; Specimen or distribution

Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Seow-Choen, 2025: 247. Image or description; Specimen or distribution
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Bragg, 2025: 86. Specimen or distribution

Nomenclature references (26)

Bragg, P.E. (1995) The culture of Bornean phasmids. Phasmid Studies, 4(2), 50–53. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/207262#page/52/mode/1up
Bragg, P.E. (1995) The longest stick insect in the world, Pharnacia kirbyi (Brunner). The Entomologist, 114(1), 26–30. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/351874259_The_longest_stick_insect_in_the_world_Pharnacia_kirbyi_Brunner
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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/

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. (1996) Changes of taxonomy in giant stick-insects. Phasmid Studies, 5(1), 25–31. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/207389#page/27/mode/1up

Brock, P.D. (1998) Catalogue of type-specimens of Stick- and Leaf-Insects in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Insecta: Phasmida). Kataloge der wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien: Vol. 13(5). Naturhistorischen Museum Wien, 72 pp. Available at http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/kat-nhmw_13_0003-0072.pdf

Brock, P.D. (1999) In The amazing world of stick and leaf-insects. The Amateur Entomologists' Society, Orpington. Vol. 26, 1–165; 40 pp color plates. Available at http://shop.amentsoc.org/the-amazing-world-of-stick-and-leaf-insects.html

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

Carwardine, M. (1995) In The Guinness Book of Animal Records. Guinness Publishing.

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. (1932) Phasmoiden des Kina Balu auf Borneo, aus dem Hamburger Zool. Museum. Wiener Entomologische Zeitschrift, 49(4), 313–320.

Hennemann, F.H. & Conle, O.V. (1997) Zwei neue Stabschrecken von den Philippinen (Phasmatodea). Entomologische Zeitschrift, 107(8), 343–352. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/263468749_Zwei_neue_Stabschrecken_von_den_Philippinen_Phasmatodea

Hennemann, F.H. & Conle, O.V. (2008) Revision of Oriental Phasmatodea: The tribe Pharnaciini Günther, 1953, including the description of the world's longest insect, and a survey of the family Phasmatidae Gray, 1835 with keys to the subfamilies and tribes (Phasmatodea: "Anareolatae": Phasmatidae). Zootaxa, 1906, 1–316. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Hennemann

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. (1908) Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). In Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden: Vol. III. Verlag Engelmann, Leipzig. 339–589, pls 16–27. [in German] Available at http://www.archive.org/details/DieInsektenfamilieDerPhasmiden.Vol.Iii.PhasmidaeAnareolatae

Sellick, J.T.C. (1998) The micropylar plate of the eggs of Phasmida, with a survey of the range of plate form within the order. Systematic Entomology, 23, 203–228. Available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-3113.1998.00056.x

Seow-Choen, F. (1998) List of stick-insects (Phasmida) in the collection of the Centre for Insect Systematics Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Serangga, 3(1), 87–92. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francis_Seow-Choen

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. (2017) A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo: Vol. II. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu, 261 pp. Available at http://www.nhpborneo.com/book/a-taxonomic-guide-to-the-stick-insects-of-borneo-vol-2/

Seow-Choen, F. (2017) Observations on Stick Insects from Mount Kinabalu featured in A taxonomic guide to stick insects of Borneo including Emendations. The Sabah Society Journal, 33, 1–30. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francis_Seow-Choen

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
Zeng, Y., O'Malley, C., Singhal, S., Rahim, F., Park, S., Chen, Z. & Dudley, R. (2020) A Tale of Winglets: Evolution of Flight Morphology in Stick Insects. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8(121), 1–15. Available at http://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/5568/stick-insect-research-in-the-era-of-genomics-exploring-the-evolution-of-a-mesodiverse-insect-order#articles

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