Agathemera

Agathemera
Agathemera crassa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Suborder:	Euphasmatodea
Superfamily:	Pseudophasmatoidea
Family:	Agathemeridae Engel & Bradler, 2024
Genus:	Agathemera Stål, 1875
Synonyms
Paradoxomorpha Brancsik, 1898

Agathemera ^[1] is a genus of stick insects in the suborder Euphasmatodea and superfamily Pseudophasmatoidea. It consists of several species limited to the mountainous regions of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. ^[2]

This genus is the sole representative of the monotypic family Agathemeridae ^[3] and tribe Agathemerini; it was also placed in the suborder Agathemerodea, but the latter is now considered of doubtful validity. ^[4]

Species

Agathemera maculafulgens

The Phasmida Species File includes following species: ^[2]

1. Agathemera claraziana (Saussure, 1868)
2. Agathemera crassa (Blanchard, 1851) - type species (as Anisomorpha pardalinaWestwood)
3. Agathemera elegans (Philippi, 1863)
4. Agathemera grylloides (Westwood, 1859)
5. Agathemera luteola Camousseight, 2006
6. Agathemera maculafulgens Camousseight, 1995
7. Agathemera mesoauriculae Camousseight, 1995
8. Agathemera millepunctata Redtenbacher, 1906

References

1. Stål C (1875) Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 32: 56, 95.
2. Phasmida Species File: genus Agathemera Stål, 1875 (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 27 May 2021)
3. Engel, Michael S.; Bradler, Sven (2024). "On the availability of the family-group name Agathemeridae (Phasmatodea)". Zootaxa. 5496. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5496.4.9.
4. "Phasmida Species File: nomen dubium Agathemerodea (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 27 May 2021)". Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

External links

• Data related to Agathemera at Wikispecies
• Media related to Agathemera at Wikimedia Commons
• Phasmid Study Group: Agathemerodea