species

Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835

Spiny Devil Stick Insect

copyright MNHN, Paris. male, lateral view (syntype). Depicts CollectionObject 1558736; 695dc27c-d78b-4c09-9608-1cde57ed85db, a CollectionObject.

note large spines on femora and large subbasal spine on hind tibiae [much smaller in the related E. calcarata]. Depicts Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835, an Otu.

copyright Romain Boisseau. female in nature, Popondetta, Papua New Guinea, 19 November 2018. Depicts Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835, an Otu.

copyright MNHN, Paris. male, ventral view (syntype). Depicts CollectionObject 1558736; 695dc27c-d78b-4c09-9608-1cde57ed85db, a CollectionObject.

copyright MNHN, Paris. male, dorsal view (syntype). Depicts CollectionObject 1558736; 695dc27c-d78b-4c09-9608-1cde57ed85db, a CollectionObject.

copyright MNHN, Paris. male, data labels (syntype). Depicts CollectionObject 1558736; 695dc27c-d78b-4c09-9608-1cde57ed85db, a CollectionObject.

copyright Romain Boisseau. male in nature, Popondetta, Papua New Guinea, 19 November 2018. Depicts Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835, an Otu.

copyright Romain Boisseau. male in nature (defence display), Popondetta, Papua New Guinea, 24 November 2018. Depicts Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835, an Otu.

Nomenclature (37)

Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Brullé, 1835: pl. 10.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835: 647, pl. 10:2.
Syntypes (n= 2); male; 695dc27c-d78b-4c09-9608-1cde57ed85db; deposited at: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN); Dore
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Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Gray, 1835: 14.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Audinet-Serville, 1838: 279.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Burmeister, 1838: 569.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in de Caumont Laporte, comte de Castelnau, 1840: 17. Image or description
Phasma (Eurycantha) horridum (Boisduval, 1835) in Haan, 1842: 136, pl. 14:8.
Karabidion horridum (Boisduval, 1835) in Montrouzier, 1855: 82.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Westwood, 1859: 63.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Tepper, 1903: 284. Specimen or distribution
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Kirby, 1904: 395.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Redtenbacher, 1908: 342.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Aldrich, 1919: 375, Pl. 3, fig. Image or description
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Günther, 1929: 621.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Günther, 1932: 769.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Gurney, 1947: 392, fig. 7.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Nakata, 1961: 116. Specimen or distribution
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Meyer-Rochow, 1975: 17.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Sellick, 1980: 113, fig. 62. Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Tomey, 1985: 95.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Viscuso, Longo & Luca, 1986: 417.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Viscuso & Longo, 1987: 170. Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Sellick, 1988: 280. Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Kevan, 1990: 26. Specimen or distribution
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Preston-Mafham, 1990: 146. Behavior
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Crosby-Clark, 1995: 7. Specimen or distribution
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Sellick, 1998: 224. Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Herwaarden, 1998: 90.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Harman, 2000: 16. Specimen or distribution
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 140.
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Buckley, Attanayake & Bradler, 2009: 1056, figs 1e-f. Image or description
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Bradler, 2015: 6, fig. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Delfosse, Cliquennois, Depraetere & Robillard, 2019: 205. Specimen or distribution
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Boisseau, Ero, Makai, Bonneau & Emlen, 2020: 2, fig. Behavior
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 522. Specimen or distribution

Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Smith, 2022: 20, figs. Image or description
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 in Durkin, 2023: 24-25, figs,. Image or description

Nomenclature references (37)

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