| Acanthoxylini | |
|---|---|
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| Acanthoxyla huttoni | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasmatinae |
| Tribe: |
Acanthoxylini Bradley & Galil, 1977 |
| Diversity | |
| 5 genera | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Acanthoxylini [2] is a tribe of Phasmatodeas (stick insects and relatives). They belong to the "typical" stick insects of the superfamily Anareolatae, though they are rather notable among these. For example, the New Zealand giant stick insect (the only species of Argosarchus) is huge, and all Acanthoxyla are females reproducing by parthenogenesis.
Genera
The following genera are currently recognized: [1]
- Acanthoxyla Uvarov, 1944
- Argosarchus Hutton
- Clitarchus Stål, 1875
- Pseudoclitarchus Salmon, 1991
- Tepakiphasma Buckley and Bradler, 2010
See also
References
- ^ a b Phasmida Species File Online (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 22 May 2021)
- ^ Leach (1815) In Brewster, D. The Edinburgh Encyclopedia 9(1): 119.