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 | |
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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
- "genus Achrioptera Coquerel, 1861: Phasmida Species File". phasmida.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- "tribe Achriopterini Günther, 1953". phasmida.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Jolly, A.; Oberle, P.; Albignac, R. (2016-01-22). Key Environments: Madagascar. Elsevier. ISBN 9781483285955.
- "ION: Index to Organism Names". www.organismnames.com. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- 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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