Lopaphus

Lopaphus[1][2] is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Diapheromeridae and subfamily Necrosciinae. Species have been recorded from India, China and South-East Asia.[3]

Lopaphus
Lopaphus sp. from Cuc Phuong National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Lonchodidae
Subfamily: Necrosciinae
Genus: Lopaphus
Westwood, 1859
Synonyms
  • Arthminotus Bi, 1995
  • Candaules Stål, 1875
  • Cercophylla Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Paramyronides Redtenbacher, 1908

Species

The Catalogue of Life[2] and Phasmida Species File[3] list:

  • Lopaphus albopunctatus (Chen & He, 2004)
  • Lopaphus angusticauda (Chen & Xu, 2008)
  • Lopaphus atalantia (Thanasinchayakul, 2006)
  • Lopaphus bootanicus (Westwood, 1859)
  • Lopaphus borneensis Bragg, 1995
  • Lopaphus bougainvillea (Thanasinchayakul, 2006)
  • Lopaphus brachypterus (Haan, 1842) - type species (as Phasma brachypterum Haan, W. de, locality: Sumatra)
  • Lopaphus buegersi Günther, 1929
  • Lopaphus crishna (Westwood, 1859)
  • Lopaphus iolas (Westwood, 1859)
  • Lopaphus muticus (Redtenbacher, 1908)
  • Lopaphus nanoalatus Brock, 1999
  • Lopaphus pedestris (Redtenbacher, 1908)
  • Lopaphus perakensis (Redtenbacher, 1908)
  • Lopaphus porus (Westwood, 1859)
  • Lopaphus psidium (Thanasinchayakul, 2006)
  • Lopaphus shenglii Ho, 2013
  • Lopaphus sinensis (Bi, 1995)
  • Lopaphus sphalerus (Redtenbacher, 1908)
  • Lopaphus srilankensis Hennemann, 2002
  • Lopaphus suwinae Seow-Choen, 2000
  • Lopaphus tonkinensis (Redtenbacher, 1908)
  • Lopaphus transiens (Redtenbacher, 1908)
  • Lopaphus trilineatus (Carl, 1913)
  • Lopaphus unidentatus (Chen & He, 1995)
  • Lopaphus yunnanensis (Chen & He, 1995)
  • Lopaphus zayuensis (Chen & He, 2008)

References
  1. Westwood (1859) Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 99.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 6 October 2019)
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  • Data related to Lopaphus at Wikispecies
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