Aschiphasma
Appearance
Aschiphasma | |
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Aschiphasma annulipes from Sarawak | |
A. annulipes from Perak | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Aschiphasmatidae |
Subfamily: | Aschiphasmatinae |
Tribe: | Aschiphasmatini |
Genus: | Aschiphasma Westwood, 1834 |
Synonyms | |
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Aschiphasma[1] is an Asian genus of stick insects in the tribe Aschiphasmatini and is also the type genus for the family. Species currently have a known distribution throughout western Malesia.[2]
Species
[edit]Aschiphasma includes the following species:[2]
- Aschiphasma annulipes Westwood, 1834 - type species, locality Java
- Aschiphasma piceum Redtenbacher, 1906
- synonyms: A. modestum Redtenbacher, 1906, A. viridilineatum Redtenbacher, 1906
References
[edit]- ^ Westwood JO (1834) Zoological Journal 5(20): 442.
- ^ a b Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 19 February 2021)
External links
[edit]- Media related to Aschiphasma at Wikimedia Commons