Species Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908)
Wülfing’s Stick-insect
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMH ♀ adult(s) (number unknown), N Australia (as Nordwest-Australien) and VIC; SMNS ♀ adult(s) (number unknown), N Australia (as Nordwest-Australien) and VIC; NHMW ♀ (number unknown), N Australia (as Nordwest-Australien) and VIC.Type data:
Lectotype MCSN ♀ adult, Australia.
Paralectotype(s) MCSN ♀ ('may represent a different species, or may be mislabelled' (Brock & Hasenpusch 2007: 72)), New Guinea.
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
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Male volant and mesopterous, female flightless and mesopterous.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |