Niveaphasma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phasmatidae |
Subfamily: | Pachymorphinae |
Tribe: | Pachymorphini |
Genus: | Niveaphasma Jewell & Brock, 2003 |
Species: | N. annulata |
Binomial name | |
Niveaphasma annulata (Hutton, 1898) |
Niveaphasma annulata is a species of stick insect found in New Zealand. [1]
It is the sole member of the genus Niveaphasma which is unique among stick insects because it can be found living in alpine areas. [2] Niveaphasma annulata is sister to the New Zealand stick insect Asteliaphasma jucunda. [3]
Niveaphasma annulata is restricted to the southern half of South Island. It is absent from the North Island and has not been observed north of Arthur's Pass. [2]