Aschiphasma

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Aschiphasma
Stick insect (Aschiphasma annulipes) ( just one shot, and then it flew away ...) (15340003567).jpg
Aschiphasma annulipes from Sarawak
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A. annulipes from Perak
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Aschiphasmatidae
Subfamily: Aschiphasmatinae
Tribe: Aschiphasmatini
Genus: Aschiphasma
Westwood, 1834
Synonyms
  • Ascephasma Haan, 1842
  • Aschipasma Westwood, 1859
  • Perlamorpha Audinet-Serville, 1838
  • Perlamorphus Gray, 1835
  • Ascepasma Burmeister, 1838

Aschiphasma [1] 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. [2]

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Species

Aschiphasma includes the following species: [2]

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References

  1. Westwood JO (1834) Zoological Journal 5(20): 442.
  2. 1 2 Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 19 February 2021)