Stéphane Le Tirant

Stéphane Le Tirant, Quebecois entomologist.

Insectarium de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

49 taxon names authored by Stéphane Le Tirant

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2003

Le Tirant, S. 2003. A new country record for Plesiorutela specularis (H. Bates) (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae). Dugesiana 10(1): 30. PDF

2005

Young, R.M., Le Tirant, S. 2005. A New Cyclocephala from Montane Colombia (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 59(2): 267-270. PDF DOI: 10.1649/772

2010

Limoges, R. & Le Tirant, S. 2010: Deux nouveaux Eupholus Boisduval, 1835 de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée et liste des espèces (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Lambillionea, 110(1)(Tome 1): 52–56. Reference page.

2013

Borowiec, L. & Le Tirant, S. 2013. A new species of Notosacantha Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Notosacanthini) from southern India. Zootaxa 3694(3): 289–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.3.9 Reference page.

2014

Galileo, M.H.M., Martins, U.R., Le Tirant, S. & Santos-Silva, A. 2014. Five new species of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from Peru and Bolivia, and two new records for Peru. Insecta Mundi 0376: 1–13. Online. Reference page.
Le Tirant, S. & Santos-Silva, A. 2014. A new species of Heteropalpini from Peru (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Disteniinae). Insecta Mundi 0351: 1-5. Online. Reference page.
Le Tirant, S. & Santos-Silva, A. 2014. A new species of Elytrimitatrix (Grossifemora) Santos-Silva and Hovore from Peru (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Disteniinae). Insecta Mundi 0391: 1-5. Online. Reference page.

2015

Galileo, M.H.M., Santos-Silva, A. & Le Tirant, S. 2015. New species of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from South and Central America. Zookeys 530: 101–111. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.530.6155 Full article. Reference page.
Le Tirant, S. & Santos-Silva, A. 2015. New genus and species of Trachyderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae) from Peru. Insecta Mundi 0425: 1-5. Online, PDF. Reference page.

2016

Le Tirant, S. & Santos-Silva, A. 2014. Two new Eburiini from Mexico (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae). Insecta Mundi 0512: 1-8. Online. Reference page.
Le Tirant, S. & Limoges, R. 2016. First record of Onychocerus albitarsis Pascoe, 1859 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Anisocerini) from Paraguay. Dugesiana 23(2): 120. DOI: 10.32870/dugesiana.v23i2.6366 [nonfunctional] . Online. Reference page.
Santos-Silva, A. & Le Tirant, S.. 2016. Three new species of American Disteniinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 70(2): 297-304. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-70.2.297 . ResearchGate . Reference page.

2017

Cumming, R.T., Le Tirant, S. & Teemsma, S.N. 2017. Phyllium (Phyllium) brossardi sp. nov. (Phasmida, Phylliidae), a new species of leaf insect from northern Borneo. Insecta Mundi 0596: 1–6. PDF Reference page.
Ratcliffe, B. & Le Tirant, S.. 2017. A new species of Golofa Hope, 1837 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Peru. The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(4): 781-785. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-71.4.781 . ResearchGate . Reference page.
Santos-Silva, A., Galileo, M.H.M. & Le Tirant, S. 2017. A new species of Cirrhicera Thomson, 1857 from Mexico, and redescription of Anisopodus acutus Thomson, 1865 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Zootaxa 4323(1): 139–145. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.1.12 Reference page.

2018

Botero, J.P., Le Tirant, S. & Santos-Silva, A. 2018. A new species of Gigantotrichoderes (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Torneutini) from Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin 74(4): 805-809. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-72.4.805 . Reference page.
Cumming, R.T. & Le Tirant, S. 2018. Phyllium shurei n. sp., a third species of leaf insect from Java, Indonesia (Phasmida, Phylliidae). Faunitaxys, 6(1): 1–5. ResearchGate . Reference page.
Cumming, R.T., Le Tirant, S. & Teemsma, S.N. 2018. On the Phyllium of Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia, with range expansions for currently known species, description of the previously unknown Phyllium (Pu.) abdulfatahi Seow-Choen female, and description of the new species Phyllium (Ph.) rubrum n. sp. from Peninsular Malaysia (Phasmida: Phylliidae). Faunitaxys, 6(2): 2–21. PDF Reference page.
Cumming, R.T., Le Tirant, S. & Teemsma, S.N. 2018. Northeastern Australia record of Nanophyllium pygmaeum Redtenbacher, 1906, now recognized as a new species, Nanophyllium australianum n. sp. (Phasmida, Phylliidae). Faunitaxys, 6(9): 1–5. ResearchGate . PDF.Reference page.
Santos-Silva, A., Botero, J.P. & Le Tirant, S. 2018. A new genus, four new species and taxonomic and geographic notes in Mexican Cerambycidae. Zootaxa 4420(2): 189–210. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.2.3 full article PDF Reference page.
Santos-Silva, A., Nascimento, F.E. de L. & Le Tirant, S. 2018. Notes on variation in Parastrongylaspis thomasi Giesbert, 1992 and description of a new species and new distribution records of Parandrinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 72(4): 751-757. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-72.4.751 . Reference page.

2019

Cumming, R.T., Le Tirant, S. & Hennemann, F.H. 2019. Review of the Phyllium Illiger, 1798 of Wallacea, with description of a new subspecies from Morotai Island (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae: Phylliinae). Faunitaxys 7(4): 1-25. PDF. Reference page.
Cumming, R.T., Le Tirant, S. & Hennemann, F.H. 2019. A new leaf insect from Obi Island (Wallacea, Indonesia) and description of a new subgenus within Phyllium Illiger, 1798 (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae: Phylliinae). Faunitaxys 7(13): 1-9. PDF. Reference page.
Limoges, R. & Le Tirant, S. 2019. Nouvelle espèce du genre Eupholus Boisduval, 1835 de la Papouasie occidentale, Indonésie (Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Entiminae). Faunitaxys 7(3): 1-5. PDF. Reference page.

2020

Cumming, R.T., Baker, E., Le Tirant, S. & Marshall, J.A. 2020. On the Phyllium Illiger, 1798 of Palawan (Philippines), with description of a new species (Phasmida: Phylliidae). Faunitaxys 8(6): 1–9. Reference page.
Cumming, R.T., Bank, S., Le Tirant, S. & Bradler, S. 2020. Notes on the leaf insects of the genus Phyllium of Sumatra and Java, Indonesia, including the description of two new species with purple coxae (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae). ZooKeys, 913: 89–126. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.913.49044 Reference page.
Cumming, R.T. & Le Tirant, S. 2020. A new species of Phyllium Illiger, 1798, from the celebicum species group native to Laos (Phasmida: Phylliidae). Faunitaxys 8(4): 1–9. Reference page.
Cumming, R.T., Le Tirant, S., Teemsma, S.N., Hennemann, F.H., Willemse, L. & Büscher, T.H. 2020. Lost lovers linked at long last: elusive female Nanophyllium mystery solved after a century of being placed in a different genus (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae). ZooKeys, 969: 43–84. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.969.56214 Reference page.
Cumming, R.T., Thurman, J.H., Youngdale, S. & Le Tirant, S. 2020. Walaphyllium subgen. nov., the dancing leaf insects from Australia and Papua New Guinea with description of a new species (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae). ZooKeys, 939: 1–28. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.939.52071 Reference page.
Limoges, R. & Le Tirant, S. 2020. Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Eupholus de Papouasie occidentale, Indonésie (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae). Faunitaxys 8(21): 1-5. ResearchGate Reference page.

2021

Cumming, R.T., Bank, S., Bresseel, J., Constant, J., Le Tirant, S., Dong, Z-W., Sonet, G. & Bradler, S. 2021. Cryptophyllium, the hidden leaf insects – descriptions of a new leaf insect genus and thirteen species from the former celebicum species group (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae). Zookeys 1018: 1–179. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1018.61033 Reference page.
Cumming, R.T. & Le Tirant, S. 2021. Drawing the Excalibur bug from the stone: adding credibility to the double-edged sword hypothesis of coreid evolution (Hemiptera, Coreidae). Zookeys 1043: 117–131. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1043.67730 Reference page.
Cumming, R.T., Le Tirant, S. & Büscher, T.H. 2021. Resolving a century-old case of generic mistaken identity: polyphyly of Chitoniscus sensu lato resolved with the description of the endemic New Caledonia Trolicaphyllium gen. nov. (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae). ZooKeys 1055: 1–41. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1055.66796 Reference page.

2022

Cumming, R.T. & Le Tirant, S. 2022. Three new genera and one new species of leaf insect from Melanesia (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae). Zookeys 1110ː 151–200. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1110.80808 Reference page.

2023

Cumming, R.T., Le Tirant, S., Linde. J.B., Solan, M.E., Foley, E.M., Eulin, E.C., Lavado, R., Whiting, M.F., Bradler, S. & Bank, S. 2023. On seven undescribed leaf insect species revealed within the recent “Tree of Leaves” (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae). ZooKeys 1173ː 145–229. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1173.104413 Reference page.