Acanthoxyla

Acanthoxyla[1] is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae (tribe Acanthoxylini).[1] All the individuals of the species are female and reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis.[2] The genus was originally endemic to New Zealand, but some species have been introduced elsewhere.

Acanthoxyla
A prickly stick insect (Acanthoxyla prasina) seen in Fairfield, Otago in 2012
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Phasmatinae
Genus: Acanthoxyla
Uvarov 1955

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists:[1]

  • Acanthoxyla fasciata (Hutton, 1899)
  • Acanthoxyla geisovii (Kaup, 1866)
  • Acanthoxyla huttoni Salmon, 1955
  • Acanthoxyla inermis Salmon, 1955
  • Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955
  • Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859)
  • Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955
  • Acanthoxyla suteri (Hutton, 1899)
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See also

References

  1. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (eds) (2011). "Acanthoxyla". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, UK. Accessed 24 September 2012.
  2. "Acanthoxyla Uvarov". Landcare Research. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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