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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Genus: | Tectarchus |
| Species: | T. huttoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Tectarchus huttoni Brunner von Wattenwyl,1907[1]
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| File:Tectarchus huttoni distribution.jpg | |
| Distribution map of Tectarchus huttoni | |
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Tectarchus huttoni[2] [3]is a species of Stick Insect in the family Diapheromeridae. It is endemic in New Zealand.
Taxonomy
[edit]Tectarchus 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
[edit]Tectarchus 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
[edit]This 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.