Species Acrophylla nubilosa Tepper, 1905
Cloudy Stick-insect
- Acrophylla nubilosa Tepper, J.G.O. 1905. Insects collected in the North-western Region of South Australia proper by H. Basedow; with descriptions of new species of Mantidae and Phasmidae, No. 2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 29: 237-245 [241].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂ adult, NW SA. Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW ♂ ♀ adults (number unknown), Australia.- Acrophylla paula Tepper, J.G.O. 1905. Insects collected in the North-western Region of South Australia proper by H. Basedow; with descriptions of new species of Mantidae and Phasmidae, No. 2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 29: 237-245 [242].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂ adult, NW SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brock, P.D. & Hasenpusch, J. 2007. Studies on the Australian stick insects (Phasmida), including a checklist of species and bibliography. Zootaxa 1570: 1-81 [72]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also 'northern Australia'
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Male and female mesopterous.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |