Species Phthersigena conspersa Stål, 1871
- Phthersigena conspersa Stål, C. 1871. Orthoptera quaedam africana. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 3: 375-401 [401].
Type data:
Holotype NHMW ♂ adult, Cape York, QLD. - Phthersigena centralis Giglio-Tos, E. 1915. Mantidi Esotici. Generi e specie nuove. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 46(1914): 31-108 [32].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀ adult, Hermannsburg, NT. - Phthersigena insularis Beier, M. 1965. Über einige Mantiden von der Insel Prince of Wales. Pacific Insects 7: 449-452 [450].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM ♂ adult, Prince of Wales Is., Cape York Ils, QLD. - Phthersigena minor Sjöstedt, Y. 1918. Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 17. Mantidae and Phasmidae. Arkiv för Zoologi 11(19): 1-60, pl. 1-4 [10].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 6♂ adults, Kimberley District, WA. - Paraoxypilus insularis Tindale, N.B. 1923. Review of Australian Mantidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 425-457 [427].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀ adult, Groote Eylandt, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Milledge, G.A. 2024. Review of the genera Glabromantis, Paraoxypilus, and Phthersigena (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae). Records of the Australian Museum 76(2): 69-103 [77] (new synonymies)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Found across the northern half of Australia; also New Guinea and Timor
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Male volant, female strongly brachypterous
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | MANTODEA | 25-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |