Phasmida Species File

species

Marmessoidea ismene (Westwood, 1859)

CollectionObject 1559674; 4f17e038-0ced-4bb5-ab9c-ecd8e07f8164: copyright ZMUC [Copenhagen]. male (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1559674; 4f17e038-0ced-4bb5-ab9c-ecd8e07f8164: copyright ZMUC [Copenhagen]. male (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1559674; 4f17e038-0ced-4bb5-ab9c-ecd8e07f8164: copyright ZMUC [Copenhagen]. male, close-up view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (10)

Necroscia ismene Westwood, 1859: 145, pl. 40:2-3.
Lectotype; male; 4f17e038-0ced-4bb5-ab9c-ecd8e07f8164; deposited at: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (ZMUC);
Marmessoidea ismene (Westwood, 1859) in Kirby, 1904: 372.
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Marmessoidea ismene (Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 536. Specimen or distribution
Necroscia ismene Westwood, 1859 in Seow-Choen, 2025: 135. Image or description; Specimen or distribution

Nomenclature references (10)

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/
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
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Seow-Choen, F. (2025) A Photographic Guide: Stick Insects of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), 387 pp.
Westwood, J.O. (1859) Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. British Museum, London, 196 pp, 48 pl. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofortho00brituoft

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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	1	2