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Lopaphus sphalerus (Redtenbacher, 1908)

CollectionObject 1559565; NMW 1053, 88677673-e8a5-497e-921b-9793e64f7ff7: copyright NMW, Vienna. female Cercophylla sphalera (holotype) and female juv. (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1559565; NMW 1053, 88677673-e8a5-497e-921b-9793e64f7ff7: copyright NMW, Vienna. female Cercophylla sphalera (holotype) and female juv. (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1559565; NMW 1053, 88677673-e8a5-497e-921b-9793e64f7ff7: copyright NMW, Vienna. female: head and thorax, lateral view of Cercophylla sphalera (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1559565; NMW 1053, 88677673-e8a5-497e-921b-9793e64f7ff7: copyright NMW, Vienna. female: end of abdomen, lateral view of Cercophylla sphalera (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1559567; NMW 1075, d835c82b-101c-4146-9101-5a5a572cfd50: copyright NMW, Vienna. male of synonym Candaules caesius (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1559567; NMW 1075, d835c82b-101c-4146-9101-5a5a572cfd50: copyright NMW, Vienna. male: head and thorax, lateral view of synonym Candaules caesius (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1559567; NMW 1075, d835c82b-101c-4146-9101-5a5a572cfd50: copyright NMW, Vienna. male: end of abdomen, lateral view of synonym Candaules caesius (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (27)

  • Cercophylla sphalera Redtenbacher, 1908: 531. (valid)

    Holotype; female; NMW 1053; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); Vietnam: Than-Moi

  • Candaules caesius Redtenbacher, 1908: 539.

    Holotype; male; NMW 1075; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); Vietnam: Than-Moi

  • Asceles caecius Chen & He, 1999 in Gao, Xu, Wang, Qian & Li, 2026: 12.
  • Asceles caecius Chen & He, 1999 (subjective synonym of Cercophylla sphalera Redtenbacher, 1908) in Gao, Xu, Wang, Qian & Li, 2026: 56.

Nomenclature references (19)

  • 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
  • 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
  • Hennemann, F.H., Conle, O.V. & Seiler, C. (1998) Bemerkungen zu Lopaphus caesius (Redtenbacher 1908) nebst Beschreibung der Eier (Phasmatodea: Necrosciinae). Entomologische Zeitschrift, 108(5), 197–203.
  • 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
  • Chen, S.C. & He, Y.H. (1999) Three new species of Phasmatodea from Guangxi, China (Phasmida: Phasmatidae and Heteronemiidae). Journal of Guangxi Academy of Sciences, 15(2), 84–86.
  • Hennemann, F.H. (1999) Phasmidensteckbrief Nr. 6. Lopaphus sphalerus (Redtenbacher, 1908) (PSG 174). Arthropoda, 7(1), 19.
  • Seiler, C., Bradler, S. & Koch, R. (2000) In Phasmiden Pflege und Zucht von Gespenstschrecken, Stabschrecken und Wandelnden Blattern im Terrarium. bede-Verlag GmbH, Ruhmannsfelden. 144 pp. [in German]
  • Baxter, R.N. (2002) Rearing Stick and Leaf Insects. Chudleigh Publishing, Ilford, 103 pp. Available at http://www.pemberleybooks.com/product/rearing-stick-and-leaf-insects/5624/
  • Whiting, M.F., Bradler, S. & Maxwell, T. (2003) Loss and recovery of wings in stick insects. Priroda, 421(6920), 264–267. Available at http://whitinglab.byu.edu/Portals/61/docs/Publications/Nature_421.pdf
  • 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
  • Chen, S.C. & He, Y.H. (2008) Phasmatodea of China. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 476 pp. [in Chinese] Available at http://www.nhbs.com/phasmatodea-of-china-chinese-book
  • Hennemann, F.H., Conle, O.V. & Zhang, W. (2008) Catalogue of the Stick and Leaf-insects (Phasmatodea) of China, with a faunistic analysis, review of recent ecological and biological studies and bibliography (Insecta: Orthoptera: Phasmatodea. Zootaxa, 1735, 1–76. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/263468541_Catalogue_of_the_Stick_and_Leaf-insects_Phasmatodea_of_China_with_a_faunistic_analysis_review_of_recent_ecological_and_biological_studies_and_bibliography_Insecta_Orthoptera_Phasmatodea
  • Xu, F.L. (2008) A taxonomic study on Phasmatodea in Guizhou [UNPUBLISHED]. Ghizhou University, Guiyang, China, 70 pp. PhD thesis. [in Chinese]
  • Harman, A.J.E. (2012) The Development of the Phasmid Species List Part Four: PSG No.151 – PSG No.200. The Phasmid Study Group Newsletter, 129, 16–18.
  • Yamada, A., Bresseel, J., Chen, Z., Nguyen, A.D. & Eguchi, K. (2021) Deposition of phasmid eggs (Phasmatodea) in the nests of Acanthomyrmex glabfemoralis Zhou & Zheng, 1997 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Taiwania, 66(2), 267‒272. Available at http://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1758
  • 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
  • Yuan, Y., Zhang, L., Li, K., Hong, Y., Storey, K.B., Zhang, J. & Yu, D. (2023) Nine Mitochondrial Genomes of Phasmatodea with Two Novel Mitochondrial Gene Rearrangements and Phylogeny. Insects, 14(485), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ insects14050485
  • Qin, Y.T., Zhang, Q.W. & Bian, X. (2025) A newly recorded species of the genus Lopaphus Westwood, 1859 (Phasmida: Lonchodidae: Necrosciinae) from China. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 11(3), 729–740. https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.729
  • Gao, H.-R., Xu, W.-F., Wang, C., Qian, J.-D. & Li, Y.-H. (2026) Another synonym of Lopaphus sphalerus (Redtenbacher, 1908) due to the similarity between the specific epithets, with additional distribution notes (Phasmatodea: Lonchodidae). Spixiana, 49(1), 55–59.

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