Acanthoxylini

Taxobox
name = Acanthoxylini
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Exopterygota
ordo = Phasmatodea
subordo = Verophasmatodea
superfamilia = Anareolatae
familia = Phasmatidae
subfamilia = Phasmatinae
tribus = Acanthoxylini
tribus_authority = Bradley & Galil, 1977
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =6, see text
synonyms = Brock "et al." [2008] ]
Macracanthiin ["sic"] Günther, 1953
Macracanthini Günther, 1953 (emendation)

Acanthoxylini is a tribe of Phasmatodeas (stick insects and relatives). They belong to the "typical" stick insects of the superfamily Anareolatae, though they are rather notable among these. For example, the New Zealand Giant Stick Insect (the only species of "Argosarchus") is huge, and all "Acanthoxyla" are females reproducing by parthenogenesis.

Six genera are currently recognized:
* "Acanthoxyla" Uvarov, 1944
* "Argosarchus" – New Zealand Giant Stick Insect
* "Arphax" Stål, 1875
* "Clitarchus" Stål, 1875
* "Pseudoclitarchus" Salmon, 1991
* "Vasilissa" Kirby, 1896

Footnotes

References

* [2008] : [http://phasmida.orthoptera.org/HomePage.aspx Phasmida Species File Online] - [http://phasmida.orthoptera.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1000580 Acanthoxylini] . Version 2.1/3.3. Retrieved 2008-AUG-06.