species

Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908)

Wülfing's Stick-insect

Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908): copyright Paul D. Brock. male. (Otu).

Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908): copyright Paul D. Brock. female in nature, Queensland, 21 February 2006. (Otu).

Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908): copyright Paul D. Brock. egg. (Otu).

CollectionObject 1556986; a064686b-9915-47f2-84ce-d268d70e60c6: copyright ZMUH, Hamburg. female, dorsal view (syntype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1556986; a064686b-9915-47f2-84ce-d268d70e60c6: copyright ZMUH, Hamburg. female: head & thorax, dorsal view (syntype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1556986; a064686b-9915-47f2-84ce-d268d70e60c6: copyright ZMUH, Hamburg. female: end of abdomen, dorsal view (syntype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1556987; fcd6beb2-272c-460b-bc29-aad79c2419e3: copyright NMW, Vienna. female: head and thorax, lateral view of Vetilia wuelfingi (syntype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1556987; fcd6beb2-272c-460b-bc29-aad79c2419e3: copyright NMW, Vienna. female: end of abdomen, lateral view of Vetilia wuelfingi (syntype). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1562323; 051c0719-7635-45be-89e6-118c057d1e8c: copyright MSNG Genoa. female of synonym Vetilia ligula (lectotype & paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (56)

Vetilia wuelfingi Redtenbacher, 1908: 464. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Syntype; female; a064686b-9915-47f2-84ce-d268d70e60c6; deposited at: Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, Universitat Hamburg (ZMUH); Australia: North. Syntypes (n= 2); female; fcd6beb2-272c-460b-bc29-aad79c2419e3; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); Australia: North. Syntypes (n= 2); female; 6b8ff4c9-e67f-4789-9b60-5eda66935603; deposited at: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany (SMNS); Australia: North
Vetilia ligula Redtenbacher, 1908: 464. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Lectotype; female; 051c0719-7635-45be-89e6-118c057d1e8c; deposited at: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 'Giacomo Doria' (MSNG); Australia: Somerset
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Vetilia ligula Redtenbacher, 1908 in Günther, 1929: 626. Specimen or distribution
Vetilia wuelfingi Redtenbacher, 1908 in Weidner, 1966: 232. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Sellick, 1974: 40, figs. Image or description; Life history
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Sellick, 1974: 253. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Sellick, 1975: 1. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Sellick, 1976: 97. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Bedford, 1978: 134. Life zone and ecology data
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Sellick, 1980: 118, fig. 64. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in James, 1981: 5, figs. Image or description; Life history
Vetilia wuelfingi Redtenbacher, 1908 in Vickery, 1983: 11. Phylogeny or classification
Vetilia ligula Redtenbacher, 1908 in Vickery, 1983: 11. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock, 1985: 5, 23, figs. Image or description
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Marescalchi, Masetti & Scali, 1986: 223. Phylogeny or classification
Vetilia wuelfingi Redtenbacher, 1908 in Scali & Mazzini, 1987: 163. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Sellick, 1988: 280. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Kevan, 1990: 26. Specimen or distribution
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Sellick & Wadham, 1991: 18, figs. Image or description; Specimen or distribution
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Stone, 1992: 158. Image or description
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock, 1992: 34, figs. Specimen or distribution
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Schulten, 1995: 84, figs.. Life history
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Hennemann, Gehler & Conle, 1995: 437. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Seow-Choen, 1996: 24, fig.. Behavior
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Seow-Choen, Seow-En & Seow-An, 1996: 46, fig.. Image or description
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Alderton, 1997: 14. Image or description
Vetilia ligula Redtenbacher, 1908 in Balderson, Rentz & Roach, 1998: 361. Phylogeny or classification
Vetilia ligula Redtenbacher, 1908 in Herwaarden, 1998: 87. Specimen or distribution
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Guyot, 1998: 15. Life history
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Sellick, 1998: 224. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Balderson, Rentz & Roach, 1998: 361. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock, 1998: 66. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Lipinski, Greven, Schulten & Löser, 1999: 82, figs.. Phylogeny or classification; Image or description
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock, 1999: 122. Image or description
Ctenomorphodes wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Hangay & German, 2000: 54, fig. Image or description
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Baxter, 2002: 5, 26, figs. Image or description; Life history
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Zompro, 2002: 199. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Alderton, 2002: 14. Image or description
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Hennemann & Conle, 2003: 6. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock, 2003: 27, fig. 17. Image or description; Life history
Vetilia ligula Redtenbacher, 1908 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 340. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingii (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Zompro, 2005: 9. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 41. Phylogeny or classification
Vetilia ligula Redtenbacher, 1908 (subjective synonym of Vetilia wuelfingi Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock & Hasenpusch, 2007: 72. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock & Hasenpusch, 2007: 72. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock, 2007: 12, fig. 2. Image or description
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Buckley, Attanayake & Bradler, 2009: 1058. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock & Hasenpusch, 2009: 95, figs., 164. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification; Ecological data; Specimen or distribution; Life history; Behavior; Economic matters
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Harman, 2011: 8. Specimen or distribution
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Velonà, Brock, Hasenpusch & Mantovani, 2015: 458. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Ripper, 2016: 17, fig.. Image or description
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Rudolf & Brock, 2017: e.T78791487A78792132. Ecological data; Specimen or distribution
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Conle & Hennemann, 2018: 103. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 452, 557, figs. Image or description; Specimen or distribution

Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Ragazzini, Pamin, Nguyen, Hawlitschek & Husemann, 2024: 76. Phylogeny or classification
Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) in Coupland & Emmott, 2025: 374. Phylogeny or classification; Image or description

Nomenclature references (51)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
species	1	0	4	5