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Species Denhama eutrachelia (Westwood, 1859)

WA Thin Stick-insect

  • Bacteria eutrachelia Westwood, J.O. 1859. Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. London : British Museum 184 pp. 48 pls [32].
    Type data:
     Holotype OUM 576 , Swan River, WA (as Nova Hollandia).

 

Generic Combinations

  • Denhama eutrachelia (Westwood, 1859). — Brock, P.D. & Hasenpusch, J. 2007. Studies on the Australian stick insects (Phasmida), including a checklist of species and bibliography. Zootaxa 1570: 1-81 [6] (also revised status — removed from synonymy with Bacteria coenosa Gray, 1833).

 

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Grassland, herbivore.

Extra Ecological Information

Male and female apterous.