species

Trachythorax sparaxes (Westwood, 1859)

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Nomenclature (14)

Necroscia sparaxes Westwood, 1859: 153, pl. 9:6; 20:4.
Syntype; male; ea5298a1-057c-45cf-be16-b8f48a2364c1; deposited at: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM); Sri Lanka. Syntype; female; 958f38df-47f1-4b32-9bdf-00a0e4c98a52; deposited at: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM); Sri Lanka. Syntype; male; 023df45c-7134-46af-bbce-bfd3b6b39663; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sri Lanka. Syntype; female; 47e77964-1f21-48ab-b4d1-2b5bc735866f; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sri Lanka
Necroscia sparaxes Westwood, 1859 in Kirby, 1904: 377.
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Trachythorax sparaxes (Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 546. Specimen or distribution
Trachythorax sparaxes (Westwood, 1859) in Selvamurugan, 2024: 31-33. Specimen or distribution

Nomenclature references (14)

Bedford, G.O. (1978) Biology and ecology of the Phasmatodea. Annual Review of Entomology, 23, 125–149. Available at http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.en.23.010178.001013
Bresseel, J. & Constant, J. (2021) Review of the Oriental stick insect genus Trachythorax Redtenbacher, 1908 with two new species from Vietnam and comments on egg parasitism and morphological counteradaptations (Phasmida, Lonchodidae, Necrosciinae). Belgian Journal of Entomology, 120, 1–56. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/355378649_Review_of_the_Oriental_stick_insect_genus_Trachythorax_Redtenbacher_1908_with_two_new_species_from_Vietnam_and_comments_on_egg_parasitism_and_morphological_counteradaptations_Phasmida_Lonchodidae_Necr
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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

Brock, P.D., Marshall, J.A., Beccaloni, G.W. & Harman, A.J.E. (2016) The types of Phasmida in the Natural History Museum, London, UK. Zootaxa, 4179(2), 151–208. Available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/309585799_The_types_of_Phasmida_in_the_Natural_History_Museum_London_UK

Carlberg, U. (1986) Evolutionary and ecological aspects of reproduction adaptations in Phasmida (Insecta). Biologisches Zentralblatt, 105, 641–651.

Carlberg, U. (1987) Evolutionary and ecological aspects on ovarian diversity in Phasmida (Insecta). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere, 114, 45–63.

Gangrade, G.A. (1965) Digestive system of Necroscia sparaxes Westwood (Phasmidae: Phasmida). The Entomologist, 98, 256–264.

Kirby, W.F. (1904) A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae). The Trustees of the British Museum, London, Vol. 1, 501 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29661

Mandal, S.K. & Yadav, K. (2010) Some phasmida (stick and leaf insects) of India. RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER, 318, 1–64. Available at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/occpapers/318/index.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

Preston-Mafham, K. (1990) In Grasshoppers and mantids of the world. Blandford, London.

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

Selvamurugan, S. (2024) A New Record of Stick Insect Trachythorax sparaxis (Westwood, 1859) from Tamilnadu, India. International Journal of Scientific Research in Multidisciplinary Studies, 10(3), 31–33. Available at https://www.isroset.org/journal/IJSRMS/full_paper_view.php?paper_id=3437
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	1	2