NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Graceful Stick-insect
Denhama gracilis (Sjöstedt, 1918)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Denhama gracilis (Sjöstedt, 1918)
- Name authority
- (Sjöstedt, 1918)
- Common name
- Graceful Stick-insect
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Lonchodidae
- Genus
- Denhama
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPhasmida Leach, 1815
- suborderEuphasmatodea Bradler, 1999
- familyLonchodidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- subfamilyLonchodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- tribeLonchodini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- genusDenhama Werner, 1912
- speciesDenhama gracilis (Sjöstedt, 1918)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Denhama. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Ridged Stick-insectDenhama austrocarinata (Otte & Brock, 2005) | LonchodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| WA Thin Stick-insectDenhama eutrachelia (Westwood, 1859) | LonchodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyrtacus gracilis Sjöstedt, 1918 Sjöstedt, 1918 | synonym |
| Marcenia gracilis (Sjöstedt, 1918) (Sjöstedt, 1918) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
QLD
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sjöstedt, Y. (1918) Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg´s Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 17. Mantidae und Phasmidae. Arkiv för Zoologi, 11(19), 1–61, pl. 1–7. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30807#page/575/mode/1up Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34SW4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.