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Phasmid

The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is intended to be published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book in future.

You may find information regarding the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Red Data Book version 2 (RDB2) and Red Data Book version 3 (RDB3) conservation statuses. The IUCN conservation status is assessed globally while the RDB2 and RDB3 conservation statuses are assessed locally.

The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing on-line for the taxon.

Checklist of phasmid species from Singapore

S/N Family Genus Species Common Name Origin Global IUCN Status RDB2 Status RDB3 Status
1 Diapheromeridae Pseudobactricia ridleyi Ridley’s Stick Origin Uncertain Not Listed NEx Not Applicable
2 Lonchodidae Baculofractum insigne Broken Twig Native Not Listed VU CR
3 Lonchodidae Carausius transiliens Knob-Back Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed NT
4 Lonchodidae Lonchodes brevipes Gray’s Malayan Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
5 Lonchodidae Staelonchodes geniculatus Orange-Kneed Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed NT
6 Lonchodidae Stheneboea malaya Warty-Legged Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed NT
7 Lonchodidae Acacus sarawacus sinkiebesis White-Kneed Stick Native Not Listed VU NT
8 Lonchodidae Anarchodes annulipes Yellow and Brown Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed NEx
9 Lonchodidae Asceles malaccae Hairy Asceles Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
10 Lonchodidae Asceles rabihahae Mottled Asceles Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
11 Lonchodidae Asceles tanarata singapura Singapore Asceles Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
12 Lonchodidae Calvisia (Calvisia) sangarius Brown Knob-Neck Native Not Listed NEx NEx
13 Lonchodidae Calvisia (Conoicalvisia) virbius virbius Green knob-Neck Native Not Listed Not Listed CR
14 Lonchodidae Diacanthoidea diacanthos Spike Head Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed NEx
15 Lonchodidae Diacanthoidea malaccensis Cone Head Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed NEx
16 Lonchodidae Diardia battak Thin-Spine Neck Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed CR
17 Lonchodidae Diesbachia tamyris tamyris Spiny Flying Stick Native Not Listed VU EN
18 Lonchodidae Gargantuoidea triumphalis Triumphant Giant Native Not Listed VU NT
19 Lonchodidae Lobonecroscia subflava Lobe-Legged Stick Native Not Listed VU CR
20 Lonchodidae Lopaphus brachypterus Short Winged Lopaphus Native Not Listed VU VU
21 Lonchodidae Lopapahus iolas iolas Round Winged Lopaphus Native Not Listed Not Listed NT
22 Lonchodidae Marmessoidea rosea Yellow-Spotted Stick Native Not Listed NEx NEx
23 Lonchodidae Necroscia connexa Rose-Wing Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
24 Lonchodidae Necroscia ingenua Green Flying Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
25 Lonchodidae Necroscia punctata Spotted Flying Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
26 Lonchodidae Necroscia westwoodi Westwood’s Flying Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed VU
27 Lonchodidae Phaenopharos struthioneus Small-Red-Wings Native Not Listed NEx CR
28 Lonchodidae Planososibia easacus Banded Sosibia Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
29 Lonchodidae Planososibia lysippus Greater Sosibia Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
30 Lonchodidae Planososibia tommykohi Tommy’s Sosibia Native Not Listed Not Listed CR
31 Lonchodidae Singaporoidea meneptolemus Green-Legged Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed NT
32 Lonchodidae Sipyloidea sipylus Pink Winged Stick Native Not Listed VU LC
33 Lonchodidae Trachythorax sp. Native Not Listed Not Listed Not Evaluated
34 Phasmatidae Ramulus nematodea Great Thin Stick Native Not Listed VU LC
35 Phasmatidae Phobaeticus serratipes Giant Malayan Stick Native Not Listed VU NEx
36 Phasmatidae Eurycnema versirubra Pink-Winged Green Giant Non-Native Not Listed NEx Not Applicable
37 Aschiphasmatidae Chlorobistus xiuyuae Xiuyu’s Abrosoma Native Not Listed Not Listed NT
38 Aschiphasmatidae Kerabistus (Kerabistus) murphyi Murphy’s Kerabistus Native Not Listed Not Listed CR
39 Aschiphasmatidae Presbistus peleus Green-Striped Flying Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
40 Heteropterygidae Orestes draegeri Small Cigar Stick Native Not Listed VU LC
41 Heteropterygidae Planispectrum bengalense Pygmy Stick Native Not Listed VU VU
42 Heteropterygidae Pylaemenes mitratus Money Plant Stick Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
43 Heteropterygidae Haaniella mecheli macroptera Spiny Brown Native Native Not Listed Not Listed CR
44 Heteropterygidae Heteropteryx dilatata Malayan Jungle Nymph Native Not Listed CR NEx
45 Phylliidae Cryptophyllium chrisangi Chris Ang’s Leaf Insect Native Not Listed Not Listed LC
46 Phylliidae Phyllium hausleithneri Hausleithner’s Lead Insect Origin Uncertain Not Listed Not Listed Not Applicable
47 Phylliidae Cryptophyllium bioculatum bioculatum Gray’s Leaf Insect Native Not Listed VU NT

 

The list of the Categories used in 3rd edition of the Red List is:


Category

Abbreviation

Criteria

Not Threatened

Least Concern

LC

Not approaching the above criteria

Near-Threatened

NT

Approaching but not yet reaching the threshold for the above criteria

Threatened

Vulnerable

VU

There are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals but more than 250 and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.

Endangered

EN

There are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.

Critically Endangered

CR

There are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.

Extirpation

&

Extinction

Presumed Nationally Extinct

NEx

The species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.

Globally Extinct

EX

The species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation







Other Categories

Data Deficient

DD

Inadequate information to make an informed assessment

Not Applicable

NA

Species that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)

Not Evaluated


NE

Species that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria

Not Listed

NL

Species not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 1 and second edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 2) for whatever reason



 

 

 

Last updated on 05 June 2023

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