Heteropteryx dilatata

Heteropteryx dilatata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bacilloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Supercohort: Polyneoptera Ordo: Phasmatodea Subordo: Euphasmatodea Superfamilia: Bacilloidea

Familia: Heteropterygidae
Subfamilia: Heteropteryginae
Tribus: Heteropterygini
Genus: Heteropteryx
Species: Heteropteryx dilatata

Name

Heteropteryx dilatata (Parkinson, 1798)

Synonyms

• Phasma dilatatum Parkinson, 1798
• Heteropteryx castelnaudi Westwood, 1874
• Phasma (Eurycantha) graciosa Westwood, 1848
• Leocrates graciosa (Westwood, 1848)
• Heteropteryx hopei Westwood, 1864
• Heteropteryx rollandi Lucas, 1882

References

• Parkinson, J. 1798. Description of the Phasma dilatatum. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 190–192, tab. 18. BHL Reference page. 
• Paul D. Brock 2009: Phasmida Species File (Version 2.1/3.5) [1]

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Malaiische Riesengespenstschrecke; Riesengespenstschrecke; Dschungelnymphe; Riesenblatt-Gespenstheuschrecke
• English: Malaysian Giant Jungle Nymph; Malaysian Giant Leaf Insect

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