- Acanthoxylini
Taxobox
name = Acanthoxylini
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum =Hexapoda
classis =Insect a
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
Phasmatodea s (stick insects and relatives). They belong to the "typical" stick insects of thesuperfamily Anareolatae , though they are rather notable among these. For example, theNew Zealand Giant Stick Insect (the only species of "Argosarchus") is huge, and all "Acanthoxyla " are females reproducing byparthenogenesis .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, 1896Footnotes
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.
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