NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Lord Howe Island Stick-insect
Dryococelus australis (Montrouzier, 1855)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dryococelus australis (Montrouzier, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Montrouzier, 1855)
- Common name
- Lord Howe Island Stick-insect
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Phasmatidae
- Genus
- Dryococelus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPhasmida Leach, 1815
- suborderEuphasmatodea Bradler, 1999
- familyPhasmatidae Leach, 1815
- subfamilyPhasmatinae Leach, 1815
- tribePhasmatini Leach, 1815
- genusDryococelus Gurney, 1947
- speciesDryococelus australis (Montrouzier, 1855)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Karabidion australe Montrouzier, 1855 Montrouzier, 1855 | synonym |
| Eubulides spuria Kirby, 1904 Kirby, 1904 | synonym |
| Eurycantha (Karabidion) australis (Montrouzier, 1855) (Montrouzier, 1855) | synonym |
| Carabidion australe Montrouzier, 1855 Montrouzier, 1855 | synonym |
| Eurycantha australis (Montrouzier, 1855) (Montrouzier, 1855) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Montrouzier, P. (1855) Essai sur la faune de l´ile de Woodlark ou Moiou. Annales des la Société d’agriculture de Lyon, (2)7, 1–5, 79–90. Available at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489639w/f8.item Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37V74. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.