A Study of Stick-insects (Phasmida) from Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia


J. Orthoptera Research 7, Dec. 1998: pp. 71-76
PAUL D. BROCK AND LYN LOWE
[PDB] "Papillon", 40 Thorndike Road, Slough, SL2.1SR England; [LL] CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Center, Division of Wildlife and Ecology, PMB 44, Winnellie, Northern Territory, Australia, 0821

Abstract

Following a survey of the area, five species of stick-insects are reported from Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia: Sipyloidea filiformis Redtenbacher 1908, Hyrtacus carinatus (Sjöstedt 1918), Anchiale spinicollis ( Gray 1833), Arphax dolomedes (Westwood 1859) and Eurycnema osiris (Gray 1834). A table showing the key features of adults and eggs is included, along with brief notes on habitat and drawings of adults and eggs. (KEY WORDS: walkingsticks, stick-insects, Kakadu National Park)


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