Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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Necrosciini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
genus
Necroscia
Audinet-Serville, 1838
species
affinis
(Gray, 1835)
subspecies
Necroscia
affinis
affinis
(Gray, 1835)
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Common name(s): Variable Flying Stick
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Distribution:
Peninsular Malaysia [not Singapore - according to Seow-Choen 2017, these are Necroscia confusa]
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations (27):
Gray, G.R. 1835. Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae 37
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Platycrana
affinis
Westwood. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 142
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Necroscia
affinis
Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:379
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Aruanoidea
affinis
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Redtenbacher. 1908. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3:525
>> Note: female >>
Aruanoidea
affinis
Giglio-Tos. 1910. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della Royal Università di Torino 25(625):49
>> Note: note on specimen in Torino collection >>
Aruanoidea
affinis
Günther. 1935. Arkiv för Zoologi (9):13 >>
Necroscia
affinis
Passerin d´Entreves. 1981. Cataloghi. IV - Collezione Ortotterologiche del Museo di Zoologia de´ll Università di Torino 58
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Aruanoidea
affinis
Seow-Choen, Brock & Seow-En. 1994. Malaysian Naturalist 48(1):8
>> Note: in Singapore >>
Necroscia
affinis
Brock. 1995. Malayan Nat. Jour. 49(2):90
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Necroscia
affinis
Tay & Seow-Choen. 1996. In Turner, I.M., Diong, S.S.L. Lim & P.K.L. Ng [Ed.]. Biodiversity and the Dynamics of Ecosystems 1:181
>> Note: foodplants in Malaysia and Singapore >>
Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 1997. A guide to the stick and leaf insects of Singapore 88, figs.
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Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 1998. Serangga 3(1):88
>> Note: in UKM coll. >>
Necroscia
affinis
Brock. 1999. Stick and Leaf Insects of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 96, pl. 18, figs., 176
>> Note: Redescription >>
Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 1999. In Briffett & Chew [Ed.]. State of the natural environment in Singapore 75
>> Note: in checklist of phasmids from Singapore >>
Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 1999[1997]. Gardens´ Bulletin, Singapore 49(2):299, pl. 1c-e
>> Note: in Singapore, status common >>
Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 2000. Illustrated Guide Stick and Leaf Insects Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 33, pl. 59
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Necroscia
affinis
Bragg. 2001. Phasmids of Borneo 571
>> Note: Notes >>
Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen, Grinang & Naming. 2004. In Yong, H.S., F.S.P. Ng & E.E.L. Yen [Ed.]. Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity 398
>> Note: records, Bau Limestone area >>
Necroscia
affinis
Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 209
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Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 2005. Phasmids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 56
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Necroscia
affinis
Bragg. 2008. Phasmid Studies 17(1):17, fig. 1
>> Note: only type from 'India', does not apply to Malayan sp [see Scrutiny] >>
Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 2016. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo 134
>> Note: Presence from Borneo in doubt >>
Necroscia
affinis
Brock, J.A. Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman. 2016. Zootaxa 4179(2):158
>> Note: type data >>
Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 2017. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Singapore 46, figs
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Necroscia
affinis
Seow-Choen. 2020. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Sumatra. Volume 2 182
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Necroscia
affinis
affinis
Seow-Choen. 2021. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Peninsular Malaysia Volume 1 433, figs
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Necroscia
affinis
affinis
Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 536
>> Note: Checklist of world species >>
Necroscia
affinis
affinis
Scrutiny:
Brock, 2008, Bragg 2008 regards the Malayan sp. as fragilis. However, no differences are reported vs. affinis, which has not been found in 'India' [almost certainly a generalisation; Gray's other specimens from India Orientali are definitely from Malaysia]. Malayan specimens have been carefully examined against the holotype and unless proven to be a different species, I regard them as belonging to affinis
See species
affinis
for additional information.
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, India
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: Male
Location of type: NHMUK London NH Mus.
synonym
fragilis
(Redtenbacher, 1908)
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