Brenthia formosensis was described by Issiki in 1930 from specimens collected in Taiwan (see reference to the original description below). The lectotype is deposited at the USNM.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith