''Asceles opacus'', is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
phasmid or stick insect of the genus ''
Asceles
''Asceles'' is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini. Some of the species of ''Asceles'' have a distribution in Malaysia and Singapore.
Species
Many of the species have numerous synonyms which will be listed alongside their accepted ...
''. It is found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
References
External links
World of Phasmids - A-5Designation of type-species of several genera of Phasmatodea: Areolatae
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Lonchodidae
Insects of Asia
Insects described in 1908