A new giant species of Acrophylla Gray, 1835 (Phasmida: Phasmatidae: Phasmatini) from the highlands of the Wet Tropics, Queensland, Australia.
Searching of suitable habitat during the wet season months has revealed a spectacular new species of phasmid from Queensland, Australia: Acrophylla alta sp. nov., which is described and figured from the holotype and paratype females only, also eggs. A key is provided to compare it with other similar species within the genus. Habitat type and known foodplants are noted.
Authors
- Angus Emmott
- Ross M Coupland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2946-7252)
Institutions
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.4.4
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00