Species Acanthomima rhipheus (Westwood, 1859)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Anophelepis rhipheus Westwood, J.O. 1859. Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. London : British Museum 184 pp. 48 pls. [70].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 2♀, Swan River, WA.
• Ectus solitarius Redtenbacher, J. in Brunner von Wattenwyl, K. & Redtenbacher, J. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. Lfg 3: (Schluss: Phasmidae anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophylini, Necrosciini). Leipzig : Verlag Engelmann pp. 339-589 12 pls. [437].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHMW ♀ adult, Swan River, WA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Kirby, W.F. 1904. Notes on Phasmidae in the collection of the British Museum (Natural History) South Kensington, with descriptions of New Species. Nos I & II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 13: 372-377, 429-449 [438]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Herbivore.

Extra Ecological Information

Male and female brachypterous.

History of changes