Phasma gigas

Phasma gigas[1] is a large-sized stick insect found in Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, Gorong Islands and Kei Islands.[2][3] It is often believed that Phasma gigas is present on New Guinea, but in fact, all New Guinean records actually refer to Phasma reinwardtii.[4] Furthermore, the historic records from Sulawesi are doubtful and need more evaluation.

Phasma gigas
Phasma gigas specimen from the private collection of Andrew Markey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Phasmatinae
Tribe: Phasmatini
Genus: Phasma
Species:
P. gigas
Binomial name
Phasma gigas
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Cyphocrana bauvoisi (Audinet-Serville, 1831)
  • Cyphocrana beauvoisi (Audinet-Serville, 1831)
  • Phasma empusa Lichtenstein, 1796

References
  1. "Phasma gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  2. Brock, P.D., Büscher, T. & Baker, E. Phasmida Species File Online. Version 5.0/5.0. Retrieved 4 April 2022. http://Phasmida.SpeciesFile.org
  3. "Multimedia Gallery - Phasma gigas walking stick: NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. Hennemann FH, Conle OV, Suzuki S. A study of the members of the tribe Phasmatini Gray, 1835, that occur within the boundaries of Wallacea (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae: Phasmatinae: "Lanceocercata"). Zootaxa. 2015 Sep 1;4008:1-74. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4008.1.1. PMID: 26623839
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