Jones, D.L. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (5 April 1991), New taxa of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 2: 7 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "New South Wales, Merewether Hill, Newcastle, 32°58'S, 151°46'E, 16 May 1966, B. Whitehead s.n. (holo CBG,iso CBG, NSW)."

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Acianthus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 217 [secondary reference]

common name: Gnat Orchid [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 833, Fig. 175g [secondary reference]

common name: Small Mosquito Orchid [n/a]

Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995), A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3): 207 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acianthus exsertus R.Br. legitimate

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 173, Plate 411 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), Introduction and the genera Acianthus, Arthrochilus, X Calassodia, Calochilus, Corybas, Cyrtostylis, Dipodium, Dockrillia, Gastrodia, Leptoceras, Microtis, Pyrorchis and Townsonia. Australian Orchid Research 3: 3 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 44 [secondary reference]

common name: Mosquito Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "small"

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 173, Plate 411 [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. & Harris, W.K. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Orchidaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 134 [secondary reference]

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 191 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Acianthus exsertus R.Br. legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 321

Backhouse, G., Kosky, B., Rouse, D. & Turner, J. (2016), Bush Gems: A Guide to the Wild Orchids of Victoria, Australia: [p. 20 of PDF] (photos, map) [secondary reference]

common name: Small Mosquito-orchid [n/a] misapplication: Acianthus exsertus R.Br. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 94 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Acianthus exsertus R.Br. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 117-118

Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016), Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories: 4, 67, 82, 93, 105, 110 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

misapplication: Acianthus exsertus R.Br. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 117-118 misapplication: Acianthus exsertus R.Br. legitimate by Weber, J.Z. & Bates, R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 2057

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 46 [secondary reference]

common name: Small Mosquito Orchid [n/a]

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