Achrioptera

Achrioptera is a genus of stick insects first described in 1861.[1] It is one of two genera in the tribe Achriopterini, the other being Glawiana.[2] Species in the genus Achrioptera occur in Africa, including Madagascar.[1] Although they are brightly colored, members of Achrioptera are able to effectively mimic thorny twigs and sticks for camouflage.[3]

Achrioptera
Male Achrioptera fallax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Tribe: Achriopterini
Genus: Achrioptera
Coquerel, 1861

It includes the following species:[4][1]

  • Achrioptera fallax Coquerel, 1861
  • Achrioptera gracilis Hennemann & Conle, 2004
  • Achrioptera griveaudi Paulian, 1960
  • Achrioptera impennis Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Achrioptera lobipes (Rehn, 1940)
  • Achrioptera magnifica Hennemann & Conle, 2004
  • Achrioptera manga (sp. nov., 2019)[5]
  • Achrioptera maroloko (sp. nov., 2019)[5]
  • Achrioptera punctipes (Serville, 1838)
    • Achrioptera punctipes punctipes (Serville, 1838)
    • Achrioptera punctipes cliquennoisi Hennemann & Conle, 2004
  • Achrioptera pygmaea Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Achrioptera spinosissima (Kirby, 1891)

References
  1. "genus Achrioptera Coquerel, 1861: Phasmida Species File". phasmida.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  2. "tribe Achriopterini Günther, 1953". phasmida.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. Jolly, A.; Oberle, P.; Albignac, R. (2016-01-22). Key Environments: Madagascar. Elsevier. ISBN 9781483285955.
  4. "ION: Index to Organism Names". www.organismnames.com. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  5. Glaw, Frank; Hawlitschek, Oliver; Dunz, Andreas; Goldberg, Julia; Bradler, Sven (2 April 2019). "When Giant Stick Insects Play With Colors: Molecular Phylogeny of the Achriopterini and Description of Two New Splendid Species (Phasmatodea: Achrioptera) From Madagascar". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00105.


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