| Abrosoma exiguum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Aschiphasmatidae |
| Genus: | Abrosoma |
| Species: | A. exiguum |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrosoma exiguum Redtenbacher, 1906 | |
Abrosoma exiguum is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Abrosoma . It is found in Sri Lanka. [1] [2]
The family Phylliidae contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics (mimesis) in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia. Earlier sources treat Phylliidae as a much larger taxon, containing genera in what are presently considered to be several different families.
Pseudophasmatidae is a family of stick insect, in the suborder Verophasmatodea, commonly called the "striped walkingsticks". An important identifying characteristic is its mesothorax, which is never more than three times as long as the prothorax.
Bacillidae is a stick insect family in the order Phasmatodea and the suborder Verophasmatodea.
Conocephalinae, meaning "conical head", is an Orthopteran subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae.
Agraeciini is a large tribe of bush crickets or katydids in the conehead subfamily, Conocephalinae.
Abrosoma nebulosum is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Abrosoma. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Abrosoma virescens is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Abrosoma. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Asceles opacus, is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Asceles. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Paramenexenus subalienus is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Paramenexenus. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Paramenexenus inconspicuus is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Paramenexenus. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Parasipyloidea minuta is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Parasipyloidea. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Parasipyloidea zehntneri, or the thin grass stick insect, is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Parasipyloidea. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Parasosibia ceylonica is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Parasosibia. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Parasosibia incerta is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Parasosibia. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Sipyloidea bistriolata is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Sipyloidea. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Trachythorax expallescens is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Trachythorax. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Sosibia quadrispinosa, is a species of phasmid or leaf insect of the genus Sosibia. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Aschiphasmatidae are a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea; they can be found in Indomalaya.
Aschiphasma is an Asian genus of stick insects in the tribe Aschiphasmatini and is also the type genus for the family. Species currently have a known distribution throughout western Malesia.
The Obrimini are the most species-rich tribe of the Phasmatodea family of the Heteropterygidae native to Southeast Asia.