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 | |
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| 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
- 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.
- "Acanthoxyla Uvarov". Landcare Research. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
External links
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