Biology:Tectarchus huttoni
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Tectarchus huttoni[2][3] is a species of stick insect in the family Phasmatidae.[4] It is endemic to New Zealand and known as the ridge-backed stick insect.[5]
Taxonomy
Tectarchus huttoni is an insect of the order Phasmatodea. 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][6] The other synonym of this species is Pachymorpha finitima.[2]
Description
Tectarchus huttoni are usually green in color, although light brown forms are also common. Adult females (50– 60 mm) are larger than 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.[6] These species can be found on Astelia epiphytes, rata, ferns and Coprosma.[7] They appear to live and forage naturally in the leaves of these plants[6]
Distribution
This species is common in forests of North Island New Zealand: The following is a list of locations where the species has been recorded:
-Lake Waikaremoana; Urewera; Nelson; Upper Maitai; Banks Peninsula; Picton; Kennedy's Bush; Mt Te Aroha; Balloon Saddle; Huiarau Ranges; Hutt Valley; Wairarapa; Akatarawa Saddle; Mt Ross, Wairarapa, Orongorongo Valley, Tararua Ranges, Siverstream, Karori, South karori, Miramar, Wilton Bush and Days Bay, Johnston's Hill in Wellington.[6][8]
References
- ↑ "Tectarchus huttoni (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)". https://www.gbif.org/zh/species/1409214.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Search all names". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/tectarchus+huttoni/match/1.
- ↑ Brock, Paul D. (1997). "Taxonomic changes relating to New Zealand stick insects". Phasmid Studies 6 (1): 21–23. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50932524#page/23/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Phasmida Species File - Tectarchus Salmon, 1954" (in en). https://phasmida.speciesfile.org/otus/854058/overview.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Trewick, S; Morgan-Richards (2005). Stick Insects. Hong Kong: REED. pp. 16–17. ISBN 186948570X.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Salmon, John T. (1991). The stick insects of New Zealand. Auckland: Reed. pp. 100–105. ISBN 0790002116.
- ↑ "Classification and identification" (in en-US). https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/discover-our-research/biodiversity-biosecurity/plants-invertebrates-fungi-and-bacteria/invertebrate-systematics/stick-insects/classification-and-identification/.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1665/1082-6467(2002)011[0189:AROTNZ2.0.CO;2]. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3503695.
Wikidata ☰ Q10691747 entry
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