| Tectarchus huttoni | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Genus: | Tectarchus |
| Species: | T. huttoni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Tectarchus huttoni Brunner von Wattenwyl,1907[1]
| |
| File:Tectarchus huttoni distribution.jpg | |
| Distribution map of Tectarchus huttoni | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Tectarchus huttoni[2] [3]is a species of Stick Insect in the family Diapheromeridae. It is endemic in New Zealand.
Taxonomy
editTectarchus huttoni is an insect of the order Phasmatodea and the family Diapheromeridae. The first name of this species was Pachymorpha huttoni[2]created by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1907. The genus and species Tectarchus diversus was created by Salmon in 1954[2][4]. The other synonyms of this species is Pachymorpha finitima.[2]
Description
editTectarchus huttoni are usually green in color, although light brown forms are also common. Adult females (50- 60 mm) are larger then males.[5] The egg is 3.5 mm long, bilobed at the posterior with a rugged and punctate capsule. It has a smooth keel, a small micropylar plate, and a flat-topped cylindrical capitulum[4]. These species can be found on Astelia epiphytes, rata, and Coprosma[6]. They appear to live and forage naturally in the leaves of these plants[4]
Distribution
editThis species distribute both south and north island in New Zealand:
In South island:
-Lake Waikaremoana; Urewera; Nelson; Upper Maitai; Banks Peninsula; Picton; Kennedy's Bush[7]
In North island:
-Mt Te Aroha; Balloon Saddle; Huiarau Ranges; Hutt Valley; Wairarapa; Akatarawa Saddle; Mt Ross, Waira-rapa, Orongorongo Valley, Tararua Ranges, Slverstream, Karori, South karori, Miramar, Wilton Bush and Days Bay, Johnston's Hill in Wellington.[7]
References
edit- ^ https://www.gbif.org/zh/species/1409214
- ^ a b c d "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Search all names". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Brock, Paul D. "Taxonomic changes relating to New Zealand stick insects". Phasmid studies. 6 (1): 21–23.
- ^ a b c Salmon, John T. (1910–1999). The stick insects of New Zealand. Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 1991. pp. 100–105. ISBN 0790002116.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Trewick, S; Morgan-Richards (2005). Stick Insects. Hong Kong: REED. pp. 16–17. ISBN 186948570X.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Classification and identification". Manaaki Whenua. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ a b Jewell, Tony; Brock, Paul D. (2002). "A Review of the New Zealand Stick Insects: New Genera and Synonymy, Keys, and a Catalogue". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 11 (2): 192.