Species Podacanthus wilkinsoni Macleay, 1882
Ringbarker Stick-insect
- Podacanthus wilkinsoni Macleay, W.J. 1882. On a species of the Phasmatidae destructive to eucalypti. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6: 536-539 [538].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC ♂ adult, Jenolan Caves (as Binda Caves), NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Key, K.H.L. 1960. Proposed addition of certain generic and specific names in the family Phasmatidae (Class Insecta, Order Phasmatodea) to the Official Lists and Indexes. Z.N. (S) 1167. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 17: 235-240 [235].
Distribution
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, herbivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Male and female volant.
General References
Froggatt, W.W. 1905. Notes on stick or leaf insects, with an account of Podacanthus wilkinsoni as a forest pest, and the spiny leaf insect Extatosoma tiaratum, in the orchard. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 16: 515-520 (pest status)