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subspecies Necroscia affinis affinis (Gray, 1835)

• 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   >> Platycrana affinis
  • Westwood. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 142   >> Necroscia affinis
  • Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:379   >> Aruanoidea affinis    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:513428
  • 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   >> 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   >> 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.   >> 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   >> 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   >> Necroscia affinis
  • Seow-Choen. 2005. Phasmids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore 56   >> 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   >> Necroscia affinis
  • Seow-Choen. 2020. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Sumatra. Volume 2 182   >> Necroscia affinis affinis
  • Seow-Choen. 2021. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Peninsular Malaysia Volume 1 433, figs   >> 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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