Species Eurycnema osiris (Gray, 1834)
Darwin Stick-insect
- Diura osiris Gray, G.R. 1834. Descriptions of several species of Australian Phasmata. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1: 45-46 [46].
Type data:
Holotype OUM 624 juv., ♀, Melville Is., NT. - Acrophylla salmacris 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. [116].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult, northern Australia. - Eurycnema stenocerca 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. [469].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW ♀ adults (number unknown), Australia and Philippines. - Eurycnema cercata 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. [469] [Brock, P. 1999. Review, Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologist's Society 58: 177–178 (178) considers that this name is a synonym of E. osiris (Gray, 1834)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) UMBB ♀ adults (number unknown), Thursday Is., QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brock, P. 1999. Review, Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologist's Society 58: 177-178 [178]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Melville Island.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Hennemann, F.H., Conle, O.V. & Suzuki, S. 2015. A study of the members of the tribe Phasmatini Gray, 1835, that occur within the boundaries of Wallacea (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae: Phasmatinae: “Lanceocercata”). Zootaxa 4008: 1-74 [26]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2015 | PHASMIDA | 06-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |