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species Megacrania alpheus (Westwood, 1859)

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  specimen

• Distribution:
  •  Philippines? [not Sri Lanka]
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (26):
  • Westwood. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 112, pl. 4:2   >> Platycrania alpheus    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4851
  • Bates. 1865. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25(2):347   >> Note: [= Platycrania edulis (Redtenbacher 1908:369); var = Megacrania alpheus (Willemse 1955:44)] >> Platycrania alpheus
  • Kirby, W.F. 1896. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 2 6(6):471   >> Megacrania alpheus    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4850
  • Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:385   >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Redtenbacher. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3:370   >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Bruner. 1915. University Studies of the University of Lincoln, Nebraska 15(2):233   >> Note: also as valid sp., p. 234 >> Megacrania batesi
  • Günther. 1929. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum, Berlin 14:624 >> Note: except for alpheus var. Bates 1865, which = Megacrania batesi >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Günther. 1937. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 8(3):5 >> Note: records from Solomon Is. >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Yasumatsu. 1942. Bulletin of Takarazuka Insectarium 18:11, fig. 15 >> Note: egg >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Willemse, C.J.M. 1950. Eos 26:328 >> Note: record from Palao Isl. >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Wegner, A.M.R. 1955. Treubia 23:44   >> Note: biology, egg; synonymy >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Willemse, C.J.M. 1955. Treubia 23(1):41   >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Nakata. 1961. Pacific Insects Monograph 2:117   >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Bedford. 1978. Annual Review of Entomology 23:126   >> Note: Oviposition >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Sellick. 1980. University of London, Unpublished thesis 102, fig. 52   >> Note: Egg [unpublished thesis] >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Hsiung. 1991. Oriental Insects 25:172   >> Note: Lectotype designation by Kevan >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Langlois. 1995. Le Monde des Phasmes 31(Semptember):27   >> Note: Defence >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Herwaarden. 1998. Science in New Guinea 24(2):98   >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Sellick. 1998. Systematic Entomology 23:221   >> Note: Micropylar plate >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Zompro. 2000[1999]. TenDenZen Supplement 1999:61   >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Bragg. 2001. Phasmids of Borneo 402   >> Note: Notes >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 197   >> Megacrania alpheus alpheus
  • Hsiung. 2007. Jour. of Orthoptera Res. 16(2):210, fig.   >> Note: many species misidentified as this species by collectors and authors >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Kômoto, Yukuhiro, Ueda & Tomita. 2011. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58(1):45, fig   >> Note: Iriomote Is., Japan [Brock - misidentification?] >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Brock, J.A. Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman. 2016. Zootaxa 4179(2):159   >> Note: type data >> Megacrania alpheus
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 555   >> Note: Checklist of world species >> Megacrania alpheus
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka, [believed to be in error, probably Philippines]
  • Kind of type:  lectotype
  • Specimen category:  Female
  • Location of type:  NHMUK London NH Mus.

• synonym bakeri Willemse, 1925

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