Paratoxodera Wood-Mason, 1889

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Paratoxodera Wood-Mason, 1889

Highly specialized stick mimics. Four species in Borneo, all rarely found, restricted to old-growth forests. Arboricolous, in the understorey.

Paratoxodera cornicollis Wood-Mason, 1889 §

Paratoxodera cornicollis Wood-Mason, 1889

= Paratoxodera cornicollis borneana Beier, 1931

Distribution. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo ( Roy 2009b).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Lanjak Entimau (1 m, CSUB); Brunei ( Beier 1931a).

Remarks. Bornean P. c or n i c o l l i s specimens usually lack the second metazonal lobe, which prompted Beier (1931a) to establish a new subspecies ( P. cornicollis borneana ). Listed as valid species in Ehrmann (2002), but shown to be only a variety by Roy (2009b).

Paratoxodera meggitti Uvarov, 1927

Distribution. S China, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Borneo ( Uvarov 1927, Roy 2009b). Bornean records. Sabah: Crocker Range ( Roy 2009b).

Paratoxodera polyacantha Roy, 2009

Distribution. Sabah: Labuk River ( Roy 2009b).

Paratoxodera marshallae Roy, 2009

Distribution. Sumatra, N Borneo ( Roy 2009b). Bornean records. Sabah: Tawau Hills ( Roy 2009b).