Phobaeticus serratipes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Anartioptera
Magnordo: Polyorthoptera
Superordo: Orthopterida
Ordo: Phasmatodea
Subordo: Verophasmatodea
Infraordo: Anareolatae

Familia: Phasmatidae
Subfamilia: Clitumninae
Tribus: Pharnaciini
Genus: Phobaeticus
Species: Phobaeticus serratipes
Name

Phobaeticus serratipes (Gray, G.R., 1835)

Type locality: Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, India, Malabar [should be Malaysia?].

Holotype: BMNH London NH Mus. ♂
Synonyms

Pharnacia serratipes (Gray, G.R., 1835)
Baculolonga serratipes (Gray, G.R., 1835)
Phibalosoma serratipes (Gray, G.R., 1835)
Bacteria acanthopus Burmeister, 1838
Phryganistria acanthopus (Burmeister, 1838)
Phibalosoma acanthopus (Burmeister, 1838)
Pharnacia acanthopus (Burmeister, 1838)
Phibalosoma maximum Bates, 1865
Pharnacia maxima (Bates, 1865)
Tirachoidea maxima (Bates, 1865)
Phobaeticus maximus (Bates, 1865)
Bactridium grande Rehn, J. A. G., 1920
Heteronemia grande (Rehn, J. A. G., 1920)

References

Gray, G.R. 1835: Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae. 42 .
Hennemann & Conle 2008: Revision of Oriental Phasmatodea: The tribe Pharnaciini Günther, 1953, including the description of the world's longest insect, and a survey of the family Phasmatidae Gray, 1835 with keys to the subfamilies and tribes (Phasmatodea: "Anareolatae": Phasmatidae). 1906: 144, figs.

Phobaeticus serratipes (formerly known as Pharnacia serratipes) is a species of stick insect that at one time was the longest known insect, with one female specimen recorded as being 555 mm long.[2] This measurement includes the legs fully extended front and rear, and the actual length of the body alone is considerably shorter. This insect is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Sumatra.[1] It is a popular species among those who raise stick insects.

The record for longest known insect is now held by an unnamed species of Phryganistria measuring 624 mm, held in the Insect Museum of West China in Chengdu.[3] Phobaeticus serratipes is also slightly shorter in body length than one specimen of Phobaeticus kirbyi.
See also

List of largest insects

References

F.H., Hennemann; Conle, O.V. (October 2008). "Revision of Oriental Phasmatodea: The tribe Pharnaciini Günther, 1953, including the description of the world's longest insect, and a survey of the family Phasmatidae Gray, 1835 with keys to the subfamilies and tribes (Phasmatodea: "Anareolatae": Phasmatidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 1906: 1–316. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1906.1.1. ISSN 1175-5326. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
Seow-Choen, F. (1995). The longest insect in the world. Malayan Nat. 48: 12.
"Longest Insect discovered in China".