Species

Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954

The Rough-skinned Ridge-backed Stick Insect

Nomenclature (14)

Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954: 164, figs.
Holotype; female; 00f5c8e0-c170-4592-80f1-fd278ad1d564; deposited at: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Entomology (MONZ); New Zealand: Lake Waikaremoana
Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954 in Wise, 1977: 51.

Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954 in Trewick & Morgan-Richards, 2019: 119. Image or description
Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954 in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 556. Specimen or distribution

Salmon, J.T. (1954) A new genus and species of Phasmidae from New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society, New Zealand, 82(1), 161–168, pls. 7–9. Available at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_82/rsnz_82_01_002020.pdf
Wise, K.A.J. (1977) A Synonymic checklist of the Hexapoda of the New Zealand Sub-Region The Smaller Orders. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 11, 49–51 (Phasmatodea section). Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59649785#page/55/mode/1up

Trewick, S.A. & Morgan-Richards, M. (2019) The Sticky World. In Wild Life New Zealand. 2nd Edition. Hand-in-Hand Press, Palmerston North. 109–128 pp. Available at http://sites.massey.ac.nz/wildlifenz/
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

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	1	2