Megacrania batesii Kirby, 1896

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Kirby, W.F. (1896) On some new or rare Phasmidae in the collection of the British Museum. Transactions of the Linnean Society, London, (2)6, 447–475, pl. 39–40. Available from http://academic.oup.com/transactionslinneanzoo/article-abstract/6/6/447/3608803?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Arthropoda: class
Insecta: order
Phasmida: family
Phasmatidae: genus
Megacrania: species
Megacrania batesii

Name

Synonyms: Megacrania batesi Redtenbacher, 1908
Homonyms: Megacrania batesii Kirby, 1896
Common names: Peppermint Stick-insect in English; Peppermint Stick-insect in English; Peppermint Stick-insect in English

Bibliographic References

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Kirby. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae), The Trustees of the British Museum, London 1:385