PSG Culture List

The PSG Culture List has become "The Bible" for referencing phasmids (stick- and leaf-insects) by an indexed number - their PSG number. It contains all species that have been brought into culture in the UK and have, therefore, become available to PSG members. Some species unfortunately were lost from culture, so we now wait until species are well established before adding them to this list. If you have a species that you would like added to this list, please contact the PSG Chairman, Judith Marshall. For further details on this list, see our notes.

If you are more interested in species that are in culture in mainland Europe, please visit our sister organisation, Phasmatodea.com.

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PSG No Species Images Subfamily Locality Culture Status Repro-duction Female Size (mm) Male Size (mm) Wings Previous Names
41 Clonaria sp. "GRASS SP." , 0 Pachymorphinae Tanzania Lost from culture Sexual Wingless
42 Clonaria sp. "MADRAS THORN" , 0 Pachymorphinae Tanzania Lost from culture Sexual Wingless
43 Graeffea sp. , 0 Platycraninae Fiji Lost from culture Sexual 45 35
44 Eurycantha calcarata (Lucas, 1869) (? ssp.) Lonchodinae - see Bradler et al. 2014 Indonesia exact location unknown In culture Sexual 155 115 Wingless
45 Clonopsis gallica (Charpentier, 1825) Bacillinae Europe Tentative culture Sexual 65 56 Wingless
46 Marmessoidea rosea (Fabricius, 1793) Necrosciinae West Malaysia Lost from culture Sexual 75 55 Can fly or glide Marmessoidea marmessus
47 Phanocles costaricensis Hennemann, 2002 Diapheromerinae Costa Rica ? Sexual 185 110 Wingless Bacteria sp.
48 Haplopus bicuspidatus (de Haan, 1842) Cladomorphinae Dominican Republic Probably lost from culture Sexual 120 90 Males only winged Aplopus sp.
49 Xylica sp. ? , 0 Antongiliinae Tanzania Lost from culture Sexual 60 50 Wingless 'Amani Devils'
50 Pseudophasma sp. , 0 Pseudophasmatinae Peru, Tingo Maria Lost from culture Sexual Wingless Paranisomorpha sp. Peruphasma sp.
51 Libethra sp. , 0 Diapheromerinae Peru, Tingo Maria Lost from culture Sexual 45 40 Wingless
52 Alienobostra brocki (Hausleithner, 1987) Diapheromerinae Costa Rica, Santa Elena In culture Sexual 140 80 Wingless Calynda brocki
53 Phasmotaenia inermis inermis (Redtenbacher, 1908) Stephanacridini - see Hennemann & Conle, 2008 Fiji, Viti Levu Lost from culture Sexual 152.5-160 81.5-94.5 Males only winged Phasmotaenia inermis
54 Xylica sp. , 0 Antongiliinae Tanzania, Mt Kilimanjaro Lost from culture Sexual Wingless
55 Ramulus nematodes (de Haan, 1842) Clitumninae West Malaysia, Perak, Ipoh; Penang (blue/red males); Thailand, Khao Lak, In culture Sexual 130 100 Wingless Baculum insueta
56 SAME AS PSG 3. - -
57 Hermarchus insignis (Kaup & Heyden, 1871) Stephanacridini - see Hennemann & Conle, 2008 Australia, Queensland? Lost from culture Parth. in culture, Sexual in wild 150-215 Wingless Hermarchus sp., Hermarchus polynesicus
58 Tirachoidea cantori (Westwood, 1859) Clitumninae West Malaysia, Tapah Hills In culture Sexual 210 125 Males only winged Tirachoidea sp., Pharnacia cantori, Pharnacia sumatrana (misidentification)
59 Pulchriphyllium bioculatum (Gray, 1832) Phylliinae Sri Lanka Probably lost from culture Sexual 85 55 Wingless Phyllium pulchrifolium
60 Pulchriphyllium bioculatum (Gray, 1832) Phylliinae West Malaysia, Tapah Hills In culture Sexual 85 55 Wingless Phyllium pulchrifolium