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Asceles opacus Redtenbacher, 1908 | |
Asceles opacus, is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Asceles . It is found in Sri Lanka. [1] [2]
Robert Walter Campbell Shelford, was a British entomologist and museum administrator and naturalist, with a special interest in entomology and insect mimicry; he specialised in cockroaches and also did some significant work on stick insects.
The Phasmatinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. They contain at least three tribes; Bradley and Galil corrected the spelling to "Phasmatinae" and provides a key to tribes.
Hermarchus is a genus of very large stick insects within the order Phasmatodea and the tribe of Stephanacridini. Known species occur in New Guinea, Fiji, Australia, Philippines and New Caledonia.
Necrosciinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Lonchodidae, with its greatest diversity in South-East Asia.
Asceles is a genus from the stick insect family Diapheromeridae. Some of the species of Asceles have a distribution in Malaysia and Singapore.
The Abrosoma virescens, is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Abrosoma. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Charmides cerberus, is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the monotypic genus Charmides. It is endemic to 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.
The Pink Winged Stick Insect, also called Madagascan Stick Insect, is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Sipyloidea. It is the most widespread phasmid in the world, can be found throughout tropical Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.
The Abrosoma exiguum, is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Abrosoma. 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.
Marmessoidea is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Diapheromeridae and subfamily Necrosciinae. The native range of species appears to be from India and South-East Asia to the Wallace line.