Tirachoidea siamensis Hennemann & Conle, 2008

Bresseel, Joachim & Constant, Jérôme, 2014, Giant Sticks from Vietnam and China, with three new taxa including the second longest insect known to date (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae, Clitumninae, Pharnaciini), European Journal of Taxonomy 104, pp. 1-38 : 35-36

Tirachoidea siamensis Hennemann & Conle, 2008

Tirachoidea siamensis Hennemann & Conle, 2008: 244 (type locality: North Thailand)

Material examined

VIETNAM: 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀ (collected as nymphs and reared to adulthood in captivity), 120 eggs: Cat Tien N. P., 11°26’ N, 107°26’ E, 6–16 Jul. 2012, leg. J. Constant & J. Bresseel, I.G. 32.161 ( RBINS).

Comments

In the original description, Hennemann & Conle (2008: 144) excluded the material from Southern Vietnam from the type series because they estimated that the location of the specimen was doubtful. Four nymphs were collected by the authors in Cat Tien National Park on Lagerstroemia sp. ( Lythraceae ). In Europe they accepted oak ( Quercus spp., Fagaceae ) and bramble ( Rubus spp., Rosaceae ). All specimens reached adulthood and clearly represent Tirachoidea siamensis Hennemann & Conle, 2008 , which confirms the presence of this species in Southern Vietnam. One small nymph was encountered in Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve but was not collected.