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Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859)
Black-spined Stick-insect
Nomenclature (101)
- Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859: 49, pl. 3: 2.
Holotype; female; NHMUK(SF IMPORT DUPLICATE) 844979; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); New Zealand
- Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885: 154.
Holotype; female; 03d025c4-955a-4d6b-93d1-3dca51f7f1f7; New Zealand: Waipawa County, near Norsewood
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- Bacillus filiformis Colenso, 1885: 153.
- Clitarchus filiformis (Colenso, 1885) in Hutton, 1898: 164. Image or description
- Clitarchus prasinus (Westwood, 1859) in Hutton, 1898: 164.
- Clitarchus atroarticulus (Colenso, 1885) in Hutton, 1898: 164. Image or description
- Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859 in Hutton, 1899: 77.
- Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Hutton, 1899: 56.
- Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859 in Tepper, 1903: 285. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoderus atroarticulatus [sic] (Colenso, 1885) in Tepper, 1903: 285. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoderus atroarticulatus [sic] (Colenso, 1885) (misspelling of Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885) in Tepper, 1903: 285.
- Acanthoderus filiformis (Colenso, 1885) in Tepper, 1903: 285. Specimen or distribution
- Bacillus filiformis Colenso, 1885 (synonym of Phasma (Acanthoderus) spiniger White, 1846) in Kirby, 1904: 340.
- Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Kirby, 1904: 340.
- Macracantha prasinus (Westwood, 1859) in Kirby, 1904: 340.
- Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859 in Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907: 239.
- Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859 in Giglio-Tos, 1910: 23.
- Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859 in Tillyard, 1926: 94.
- Macracantha prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Günther, 1932: 756.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Uvarov, 1944: 95.
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955: 1152, pl. 45:11, pl. 46:14.
Holotype; female; b6f35397-2fbd-4c31-a0c5-5a97a243dd53; deposited at: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Entomology (MONZ); New Zealand: Karori, Wellington
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955: 1153, pl. 46:13,15, pl. 47:17.
Holotype; female; fa263be2-d136-4231-9497-c51871243eff; deposited at: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Entomology (MONZ); New Zealand: Karori, Wellington
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Salmon, 1955: 1152.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Salmon, 1955: pl. 2.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brangham, 1962: 151. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Salmon, 1970: 70.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Sellick, 1975: 1. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Wise, 1977: 50.
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 in Wise, 1977: 50.
- Bacillus filiformis Colenso, 1885 (synonym of Phasma (Acanthoderus) horridus White, 1846) in Wise, 1977: 50.
- Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Wise, 1977: 50.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Wise, 1977: 50.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Sellick, 1980: 139, fig. 81. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859 in Passerin d' Entrèves, 1981: 56. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Grimwade, 1982: 86. Ecological data
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 1984: 2. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Daniels, 1985: 4.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 1987: 125.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Mantovani & Scali, 1987: 141, figs. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Scali & Mazzini, 1987: 160. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Bragg, 1988: 11.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Sellick, 1988: 280. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Preston-Mafham, 1990: 32. Image or description
- Bacillus filiformis Colenso, 1885 (synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Salmon, 1991: 58.
- Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Salmon, 1991: 57.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Haes, 1991: 7. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Salmon, 1991: 58, figs.
- Acanthoxyla prasina prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Haes, 1992: 371. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 1992: 13, 59.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Crosby-Clark, 1995: 6. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Buckley, 1995: 12.
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Sellick, 1998: 225. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 in Sellick, 1998: 225. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Jewell & Brock, 2003: 193.
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 in Jewell & Brock, 2003: 193.
- Bacillus filiformis Colenso, 1885 (synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Jewell & Brock, 2003: 193.
- Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Jewell & Brock, 2003: 193.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Jewell & Brock, 2003: 193.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 2003: 61.
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2005: 2135.
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 in Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2005: 2135.
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 39.
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 39.
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Trewick, Goldberg & Morgan-Richards, 2005: 486.
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 in Trewick, Goldberg & Morgan-Richards, 2005: 486.
- Bacillus filiformis Colenso, 1885 (synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 39.
- Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 39.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2005: 2135.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 39.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Trewick, Goldberg & Morgan-Richards, 2005: 486.
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Lee, 2006: 22.
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Trewick, Morgan-Richards & Collins, 2008: 801. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 in Trewick, Morgan-Richards & Collins, 2008: 801. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Trewick, Morgan-Richards & Collins, 2008: 801. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Harman, 2011: 10. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Harman, 2011: 7. Life history
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Lee, 2012: 27.
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 in Buckley, Hitchmough, Rolfe & Stringer, 2014: 3. Ecological data
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 in Buckley, Hitchmough, Rolfe & Stringer, 2014: 3. Ecological data
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Buckley, Hitchmough, Rolfe & Stringer, 2014: 3. Ecological data
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 2014: 17, figs. Image or description; Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 2014: 34, figs. Image or description
- Bacillus filiformis Colenso, 1885 (synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Jewell, 2015: 13. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Jewell, 2015: 13. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Jewell, 2015: 13. Phylogeny or classification
- Bacillus atroarticulus Colenso, 1885 (subjective synonym of Acanthoderus prasinus Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Jewell, 2015: 13. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 2015: 10, figs. Image or description; Ecological data; Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Jewell, 2015: 13. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Lee, 2015: 23. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, Marshall, Beccaloni & Harman, 2016: 190. Phylogeny or classification; Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 2016: 19. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, Lee, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2018: 17. Phylogeny or classification; Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Lee, 2018: 24. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Lee, 2018: 31. Image or description; Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Lee, 2021: 30. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock, 2021: 121, figs. Image or description
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Brock & Büscher, 2022: pl. 16.3, 449, 557, fig. Image or description; Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Choi, 2023: 19. Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Lee & Brock, 2024: 15-20. Image or description; Key; Phylogeny or classification
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Lee, 2024: 22, 27. Specimen or distribution
- Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859) in Choi, McCartney, Park, Roberts, Brav-Cubitt, Mitchell & Buckley, 2024: 1. Phylogeny or classification
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Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total | |
| species | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | |