Prisopus

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Prisopus
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Prisopus species. Museum specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Superfamily: Aschiphasmatoidea
Family: Prisopodidae
Genus: Prisopus
Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Serville, 1827
Type species
Prisopus sacratus
(Olivier, 1792)

Prisopus is a genus of stick insects belonging to the family Prisopodidae. These stick insects are present in Central and South America, India and Malesia. [1]

Species

Species within this genus include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Prisopus Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828". Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). Retrieved 13 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)