Phasmida Species File

Species

Paradiacantha spiniceps (Haan, 1842)

CollectionObject 1560734; 49cf5ce5-a924-47b8-bff2-b1c4df69aa00: copyright RMNH, Leiden. male (holotype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1560734; 49cf5ce5-a924-47b8-bff2-b1c4df69aa00: copyright RMNH, Leiden. male (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (12)

Phasma (Necroscia) spiniceps Haan, 1842: 118, pl. 15:4.
Holotype; male; 49cf5ce5-a924-47b8-bff2-b1c4df69aa00; deposited at: Naturalis Biodiversity Center (NBC); Pontianak
Necroscia spiniceps (de Haan, 1842) in Westwood, 1859: 128.
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Paradiacantha spiniceps (de Haan, 1842) in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 540. Specimen or distribution
Phasma (Necroscia) spiniceps Haan, 1842 in Seow-Choen, 2025: 195. Image or description; Specimen or distribution

Nomenclature references (12)

Abercrombie, I. (2010) Kubah National Park. Phasma, 20(77), 7–9.
Bragg, P.E. (1996) Type specimens of Phasmida in the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden (Insecta: Phasmida). Zoologische Mededeelingen, 70(6), 105–115. Available at http://phasmid-study-group.org/sites/phasmid-study-group.org/files/Bragg,%20P.E.%20(1996)%20Zool.%20Med.%20Leiden,%2070(6)%20105-115.pdf
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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

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	3	4