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species Macynia labiata (Thunberg, 1784)

• Common name(s):  Thunberg's Stick-insect
• Images: (9) See all images

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• Distribution:
  •  South Africa: Western & Eastern Cape Province
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (20):
  • Thunberg. 1784. Dissertatio entomologica novas insectorum species, sistens : cuius partem primam [-sextam] : Cons. Exper. Facult. Med. Upsal., publice ventilandam exhibent(3):61   >> Mantis labiata    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:7746
  • Thunberg. 1815. Mémoires de L'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 5:299   >> Phasma labiata    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:7747
  • Westwood. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 183   >> Note: in notes on undetermined species >> Phasma labiata
  • Stål. 1875. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 32:103   >> Macynia labiata    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:7745
  • Stål. 1876. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3:76   >> Macynia labiata
  • Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:332   >> Macynia labiata
  • Redtenbacher. 1906. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden 1:32, pl. 3: 8-9   >> Macynia labiata
  • Schoeman. 1985. In Scholtz & Holm [Ed.]. Insects of Southern Africa 98 >> Macynia lobata subsequent misspelling
  • Schoeman. 1985. Praying Mantids and Stick Insects 29 >> Macynia lobata subsequent misspelling
  • Günther. 1956. In Hanstrom, Brinck & Rudebeck [Ed.]. South African Animal life, results of the Lund University expedition in 1950-51 89 >> Macynia lobata subsequent misspelling    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:7748
  • Bristow. 1988. The Natural history of Southern Africa 107, fig >> Macynia labiata
  • Brock. 2000. Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 59(428):4, pl. 00   >> Note: Biology, synonymy >> Macynia labiata
  • Brock. 2003. In Gale Research Staff. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Insects 227, fig. 2, 227   >> Macynia labiata
  • Brock. 2003. Rearing and studying stick and leaf insects. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 22 68, pl. 6b, front cover   >> Note: rearing >> Macynia labiata
  • Zompro. 2004. Revision of the genera of the Areolatae, including the status of Timema and Agathemera (Insecta, Phasmatodea) 263   >> Note: Figs. >> Macynia labiata
  • Picker, Griffiths & Weaving. 2004. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa 110, fig.   >> Macynia labiata
  • Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 188   >> Macynia labiata
  • Brock. 2006. Jour. of Orthoptera Res. 15(1):37   >> Macynia labiata
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 290, 506, figs   >> Note: Species account; checklist of world species >> Macynia labiata
  • Cliquennois & Bradler. 2022. In Goodman & et al. [Ed.]. The New Natural History of Madagascar 1189 >> Note: erroneously recorded from Madagascar >> Macynia labiata
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Unknown [likely South Africa, Capetown area]
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Male
  • Location of type:  UZIU Uppsala

• synonym capensis (Audinet-Serville, 1838)
• synonym lobata Günther, 1956
• synonym stellenboschus (Westwood, 1859)

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