Pink-winged phasma explained
The pink-winged phasma (Podacanthus typhon) is a species of stick insect that is endemic to Australia.
Range
This species is endemic to Australia where it is found along the South-East coast in the Murray-Darling basin, New South Wales.[1]
Identification
The mesothorax of the pink-winged phasma is reduced in size and has small spines. The large wings are attached to the mesothorax. Underneath the body are spines that cover a small part of the thorax and abdomen. The legs are reddish pink. P. typhon is a small stick insect compared to the titan stick insect. Its size is similar to the children's stick insect, reaching a length of about 110 mm.[2]
See also
References
- Balderson, J., Rentz, D.C.F. and Roach, A.M.E. (1998). in Houston, W.K.K. & Wells, A. (1998) (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 23. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, Australia . pp. 347 – 376.
- Bedford, G.O. & Chinnick, L.J. (1966). Conspicuous displays in two species of Australian stick insects. Anim. Behav., 14: 518-521
- Bedford, G.O. (1968). Notes on the biology of some Australian stick insects (Phasmatodea), Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 7: 81-82.
- Bedford, G.O. (1978). Biology and ecology of the Phasmatodea. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 23: 125-149
- Campbell, K. G., Hadlington, P., 1967. The biology of the three species of phasmatids which occur in plague numbers in forests of south eastern Australia. Forestry Commission NSW Res. Note No. 20, 38 pp.
- Clark, J.T. (1976). The eggs of stick insects (Phasmida): a review with descriptions of the eggs of eleven species. Syst. Ent. 1: 95-105.
- Gray, G.R. (1833). The Entomology of Australia in a Series of Monographs. Part 1. The monograph of the genus Phasma. London: Longman & Co. 28 pp. 8 pls.
- Gray, G.R. (1835). ‘Synopsis of the Species of Insects Belonging to the Family of Phasmidae.’ 48pp. (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman: London.)
- Key, K.H.L. (1970). Phasmatodea (Stick-insects). pp. 394–404 in CSIRO (ed.) The Insects of Australia. A textbook for students and research workers. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, Vol. 1, 1st Edn.
- Musgrave, A. (1922). Stick and Leaf Insects, Australian Museum Magazine, October, 1922, pp. 171–181.
External links
Notes and References
- http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~pmiller/stick_insects/phasmatodea/phasmatidae/tropidoderinae/podacanthus/typhon/index.html Swiftdsl.com.au
- http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~pmiller/stick_insects/phasmatodea/phasmatidae/tropidoderinae/podacanthus/typhon/index.html Swiftdsl.com.au
