Acanthoxylini

Acanthoxylini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Suborder: Verophasmatodea
Superfamily: Anareolatae
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Phasmatinae
Tribe: Acanthoxylini
Bradley & Galil, 1977
Diversity
6 genera
Synonyms

[1]
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.

Genera

Seven genera are currently recognized:[1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Brock et al. [2008]

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