''Aschiphasma''
[Westwood JO (1834) ''Zoological Journal'' 5(20): 442.] is an Asian genus of
stick insects
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as ...
in the
tribe Aschiphasmatini
''Aschiphasmatidae'' are a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea; they can be found in Indomalaya.
Tribes and genera
These genera all belong to the subfamily Aschiphasmatinae, placed in two tribes: Aschiphasmatin ...
and is also the
type genus for the
family. Species currently have a known distribution throughout western
Malesia.
[Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 19 February 2021)]
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Species
''Aschiphasma'' includes the following species:[
* '' Aschiphasma annulipes'' Westwood, 1834 - type species, locality Java
* '' Aschiphasma piceum'' Redtenbacher, 1906
** synonyms: ''A. modestum'' Redtenbacher, 1906, ''A. viridilineatum'' Redtenbacher, 1906
]
References
External links
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Phasmatodea genera
Phasmatodea of Asia