Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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Taxa hierarchy
family
Phasmatidae
Leach, 1815
subfamily
Megacraniinae
Hennemann, 2020
genus
Ophicrania
Kaup, 1871
species
Ophicrania
apterus
(Redtenbacher, 1908)
urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4816
Distribution:
New Guinea
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations (7):
Redtenbacher. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3:378
>>
Arrhidaeus
apterus
urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4817
Karny. 1923. Treubia 3(2):238
>>
Ophicrania
apterus
urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4816
Günther. 1929. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum, Berlin 14:625 >>
Apterrhidaeus
apterus
urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4818
Herwaarden. 1998. Science in New Guinea 24(2):98
>>
Ophicrania
apterus
Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 234
>>
Ophicrania
apterus
Hennemann. 2020. Zootaxa 4896(2):156, 173, figs
>> Note: Egg, illustrated [not formally described] >>
Ophicrania
apterus
Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 556
>> Note: Checklist of world species >>
Ophicrania
apterus
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Asia-Tropical, Papuasia, New Guinea
Kind of type: unspecified primary type
Specimen category: multiple Females
Status of type: destroyed
Location of type: HNHM Budapest, Natural History Museum
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