Leprocaulinus insularis talaudiensis ( Günther, 1934b: 79 )

Hennemann, Frank H., 2021, Stick insects of Sulawesi, Peleng and the Sula Islands, Indonesia- a review including checklists of species and descriptions of new taxa (Insecta: Phasmatodea), Zootaxa 5073 (1), pp. 1-189 : 33

3. Leprocaulinus insularis talaudiensis ( Günther, 1934b: 79) [ Leprocaulus ]. ST, 2 ♀♀: Talaud, Liroeng, Salibaboe, Erie, V. 1926 [MNHU]; ST, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀: Talaud, Liroeng, Salibaboe, Erie, V. 1926 [SMTD]; 1 ♂, 5 ♀♀: Talaud, Liroeng, Salibaboe, Erie, V. 1926 [RMNH].

Comments: The untraced specimens of the type-series ( 2 ♂♂, 23 ♀♀ in total) were thought to be in the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Cibinong, Indonesia (MBBJ) by Zompro (2005: 268). The subspecies status of Günther‘s talaudiensis under L. insularis Kirby, 1896 is very doubtful and requires evaluation. Examination of the type specimens of both taxa rather suggest talaudiensis as a valid specie, but without presenting a revision of the entire genus any decisions appear pre-mature at this point.

Distribution: Talaud Islands, Pulau Salebabu, Lirung [MNHU, SMTD, RMNH].