Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 321 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 113 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 262 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 538 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 212-213 [secondary reference]

Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 130 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Greek akis, a point; anthos, flower.

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 226 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 45-48 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 470 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 171-176 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 118-120 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 168, 178 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cyrtostylis R.Br. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 115 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 26 [secondary reference]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1984), Orchids of South-West Australia: 189 [secondary reference]

common name: Mosquito Orchids [n/a]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Orchidaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 810 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (September 1987), Reinstatement of the genus Cyrtostylis R. Br. and its relationships with Acianthus R. Br. (Orchidaceae). Lindleyana 2: 157 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Acianthus fornicatus R.Br.

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 384-385 [secondary reference]

common name: Mayfly Orchids [n/a] common name: Mosquito Orchids [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Acianthus. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 417-418 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 9 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Acianthus exsertus R. Br. (here designated)."

taxonomic synonym: Townsonia Cheeseman legitimate

Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 30-31, Figs 35 & 38 [secondary reference]

common name: Mosquito Orchids [n/a]

• Etymology: "The name is derived from akis (barb, needle); and anthos (flower) and refers to the slender and acuminate floral segments of some species."

Jones, D.L. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (5 April 1991), New taxa of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 2: 5-8 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 130 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Acianthus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 216 [secondary reference]

common name: Mayfly Orchids [n/a] common name: Mosquito Orchids [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 831 [secondary reference]

Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995), A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3): 146 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cyrtostylis R.Br. legitimate

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 172 [secondary reference]

common name: Mosquito Orchids [n/a]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 41 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "... is derived from the Greek acis (point) and anthos (flower), and refers to the fine points on the floral segments."

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 172 [secondary reference]

common name: Mosquito Orchids [n/a]

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.S., Mackenzie, A.M. & Molloy, B.P.J. (January 2002), Nomenclatural notes arising from studies into the Tribe Diurideae (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(10): 440 [secondary reference]

Szlachetko, D.L. & Rutkowski, P. (2003), Quelques notes additionnelles sur la sous-famille Thelymitroideae (Orchidaceae). Richardiana 3(2): 98 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Nemacianthus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory: 277 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek acis, point and anthos flower; reference to the pointed tips on the sepals"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 8 [secondary reference]

Backhouse, G., Kosky, B., Rouse, D. & Turner, J. (2016), Bush Gems: A Guide to the Wild Orchids of Victoria, Australia: [p. 17 of PDF] (photos) [secondary reference]

common name: Mayfly Orchid [n/a] common name: Mosquito-orchids [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acianthus R.Br. subg. Acianthus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Acianthus R.Br. sect. Acianthus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthus sect. Macropetalus Kores legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthus subg. Univiscidiatus Kores orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Acianthus subg. Univiscidiati Kores legitimate taxonomic synonym: Univiscidiatus sect. Macropetalus Szlach. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Univiscidiatus Szlach. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Nemacianthus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthopsis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthopsis Szlach. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Univiscidiatus D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem., I.K.Sharma, A.M.Mack. & Molloy nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acianthella D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 45 [secondary reference]

common name: Mosquito Orchids [n/a]

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