Species Didymuria violescens (Leach, 1814)
- Phasma violescens Leach, W.E. 1814. The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals. London : E. Nodder & Son Vol. 1 144 pp. 60 pls. [26].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂ adult (Vickery, V.R. 1983. Catalogue of Australian stick insects (Phasmida, Phasmatodea, Phasmatoptera, or Cheleutoptera). CSIRO Aust. Div. Entomol. Tech. Pap. No. 20. 15 pp. [5] states "There is a specimen in drawer RB4, Curtis collection, NMVM, Melbourne, labelled Diura Gray violascens Lea[ch], presumably by Gray"), Australia (as Australasia). - Diura roseipennis Gray, G.R. 1833. The Entomology of Australia in a Series of Monographs. The monograph of the genus Phasma. London : Longman & Co. Part 1 28 pp. 8 pls. [27].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀ adult, Australia. - Cyphocrania violascens Burmeister, H. 1838. Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin : T.C.F. Enslin Vol. 2(2) 1050 pp. [580].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 2♂ ♀ adults, Australia. Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW ♂ ♀ adults (number unknown), Australia, TAS and Lord Howe Is.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Kanmantoo (KAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Male volant and mesopterous, female flightless and mesopterous.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |