Species

Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873)

Rough Stick Insect

CollectionObject 1559729; 4568ea9e-f4c9-4bd0-9b70-e46056f038ee: copyright NZSI, Calcutta. female of Bacillus scabriusculus (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1559730; NMW 449, 0c9c7c4b-f5ac-4f63-8149-efc9f6c78f44: copyright NMW, Vienna. female of Stheneboea (Medaura) brunneri (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1559730; NMW 449, 0c9c7c4b-f5ac-4f63-8149-efc9f6c78f44: copyright NMW, Vienna. female: head and thorax, lateral view of Stheneboea (Medaura) brunneri (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1559730; NMW 449, 0c9c7c4b-f5ac-4f63-8149-efc9f6c78f44: copyright NMW, Vienna. female: end of abdomen, lateral view of Stheneboea (Medaura) brunneri (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1559732; aca50118-3c78-41fd-9fcd-034995f2eb95: copyright MHNG, Geneva. female of synonym Medaura subintegra (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (34)

Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873: 55, pl. 7:1. (valid)
Holotype; female; 4568ea9e-f4c9-4bd0-9b70-e46056f038ee; deposited at: Zoological Survey of India, National Zoological Collection (NZSI); India: Assam: Naga Hills
Stheneboea brunneri Stål, 1875: 69.
Holotype; female; NMW 449; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); India: Silhet

Stheneboea brunneri Stål, 1875 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Wood-Mason, 1877: 342.
Menaka scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Wood-Mason, 1877: 342.
Stheneboea brunneri Stål, 1875 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Kirby, 1904: 341.
Medaura scabriusculus (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Kirby, 1904: 341.
Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873 (subjective synonym of Medaura nimia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) in Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907: 241.
Medaura nimia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907: 241.
Holotype; female; NMW 024/09; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); India: Calcutta?
Stheneboea brunneri Stål, 1875 in Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907: 241, pl. 11:2.
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Giglio-Tos, 1910: 17.
Medaura subintegra Carl, 1913: 1.
Holotype; female; aca50118-3c78-41fd-9fcd-034995f2eb95; India: Assam: Khasi Hills
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Passerin d' Entrèves, 1981: 56. Specimen or distribution
Medaura nimia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 in Brock, 1998: 46.
Stheneboea brunneri Stål, 1875 in Brock, 1998: 20.
Stheneboea brunneri Stål, 1875 in Cliquennois, 1999: 52, 56. Specimen or distribution
Medaura nimia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Brock & Cliquennois, 2001: 13.
Medaura subintegra Carl, 1913 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Brock & Cliquennois, 2001: 15.
Stheneboea brunneri Stål, 1875 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Brock & Cliquennois, 2001: 13.
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Brock & Cliquennois, 2001: 15. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Medaura subintegra Carl, 1913 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Zompro & Brock, 2003: 24.
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Brock, 2003: 63.
Medaura nimia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 196.
Medaura subintegra Carl, 1913 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 196.
Stheneboea brunneri Stål, 1875 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 196.
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 196.
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Delfosse, 2008: 3. Specimen or distribution; Life history
Medaura nimia Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Mandal & Yadav, 2010: 31. Image or description
Medaura subintegra Carl, 1913 (subjective synonym of Bacillus scabriusculus Wood-Mason, 1873) in Mandal & Yadav, 2010: 31. Image or description
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Mandal & Yadav, 2010: 31. Image or description
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Harman, 2013: 13. Specimen or distribution
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Mukherjee & Sirinivasan, 2013: 26. Specimen or distribution
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Singh, Chandra & Gupta, 2021: 229. Specimen or distribution

Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 553. Specimen or distribution
Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873) in Qian, Xie & Li, 2022: 4, 9, fig. Specimen or distribution

Nomenclature references (21)

Wood-Mason, J. (1873) On new or little known species of Phasmidae. Part I. -Genus Bacillus. Journal of the Asiatic Society Bengal, 42(2), 45–56, pl. 5–7. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110099#page/62/mode/1up
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

Wood-Mason, J. (1877) Notes on Phasmidae. Journal of the Asiatic Society Bengal, 46, 342–352, pl. 2–3. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110105#page/354/mode/1up

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

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

Giglio-Tos, E. (1910) Fasmidi esotici del R. Museo zoologico di Torino e del Museo civico di Storia naturale di Genova. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della Royal Università di Torino, 25(625), 1–57. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50963#page/57/mode/1up

Carl, J. (1913) Phasmides nouveaux ou peu connus du Muséum de Genève. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 21(1), 1–56, pl. 21. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40668#page/11/mode/1up

Passerin d' Entrèves, P. (1981) Cataloghi. IV - Collezione Ortotterologiche del Museo di Zoologia de´ll Università di Torino. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, 1–127 pp. Available at http://www.nhbs.com/1/series/cataloghi-di-museo-regionale-di-scienze-naturali-torino?qtview=185906

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

Cliquennois, N. (1999) Phasmids of Bangladesh. Phasmid Studies, 7(2), 41–64. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/207263#page/43/mode/1up

Brock, P.D. & Cliquennois, N. (2001) A review of the genus Medaura Stål, 1875 (Phasmatidae: Phasmatinae), including the description of a new species from Bangladesh. Phasmid Studies, 9(1/2), 11–26. [2000] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/207255#page/13/mode/1up

Brock, P.D. (2003) Rearing and studying stick and leaf insects. Revised Edition. The Amateur Entomologists' Society, London, Vol. 22, 89 pp. Available at http://shop.amentsoc.org/rearing-and-studying-stick-and-leaf-insects.html

Zompro, O. & Brock, P.D. (2003) Catalogue of type-material of stick-insects housed in the Muséum d histoire naturelle, Geneva, with descriptions of some new taxa (Insecta: Phasmatodea). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 110(1), 3–43, 62 figs. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128314#page/5/mode/1up

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

Delfosse, E. (2008) Taxinomie, biogéographie et biologie de Medaura jobrensis Brock & Cliquennois, 2001 et Medaura scabriuscula (Wood-Mason, 1873); notes à propos du genre Medaura Stål, 1875 (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae). Le Bulletin d'Arthropoda, 35, 3–17.

Mandal, S.K. & Yadav, K. (2010) Some phasmida (stick and leaf insects) of India. RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER, 318, 1–64. Available at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/occpapers/318/index.pdf

Harman, A.J.E. (2013) The Development of the Phasmid Species List Part Five: PSG No.201 - PSG No. 250. The Phasmid Study Group Newsletter, 130, 13–15. Available at http://phasmidstudygroup.org/files/PSG_Newsletters/Newsletter_130.pdf

Mukherjee, T.K. & Sirinivasan, G. (2013) Type specimens of phasmids in the National Zoological Survey of India collection (NZSI), Kolkata, India (Insecta: Phasmida. Phasmid Studies, 18(1&2), 24–33. Available at http://phasmidstudygroup.org/files/Phasmid_Studies/Phasmid_Studies_Vol18.pdf

Singh, L.R.K., Chandra, K. & Gupta, D. (2021) Insecta: Phasmida. In K. Chandra, L. Kosygin, C. Raghunathan, & D. Gupta (Eds.). Faunal Diversity of Biogeographic Zones of India: North-East. Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata. pp. 227–230.

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
Qian, Y.H., Xie, C.X. & Li, C. (2022) First record of the genus Medaura Stål (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae, Clitumninae) from China, with description of a new species. Biodiversity Data Journal, 10: e96341, 1–13. Available at http://bdj.pensoft.net/article/96341/

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	6	7