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Clitarchus (phasmid)
''Clitarchus'' is a genus of stick insects in the Phasmatidae family and Phasmatinae sub-family. This genus is the most common stick insect in New Zealand. It is found widely throughout the North Island and part of the South Island on kanuka and manuka, as well as various common garden plants. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: *''Clitarchus hookeri ''Clitarchus hookeri'', is a stick insect of the family (biology), family Phasmatidae, endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It is possibly New Zealand's most common stick insect. ''Clitarchus hookeri'' is often green in appearance, but can also be b ...'' White, 1846 *'' Clitarchus tepaki'' Buckley, Myers and Bradler, 2014 *'' Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke'' Buckley, Myers and Bradler, 2014 References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q5134430 Phasmatodea genera Phasmatidae of New Zealand Taxa named by Carl Stål Phasmatidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Stål
Carl Stål (21 March 1833 – 13 June 1878) was a Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera. He was born at Karlberg Castle, Stockholm on 21 March 1833 and died at Frösundavik near Stockholm on 13 June 1878. He was the son of architect, author and officer Carl Stål then Colonel, Swedish Corps of Engineers. He matriculated at Uppsala University in 1853, studying medicine and passing the medico-philosophical examination in 1857. He then turned to entomology and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Jena in 1859. The same year he became assistant to Carl Henrik Boheman in the Zoological department of the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, where, in 1867, he was appointed keeper with the title of professor. He made collecting trips in Sweden and throughout Europe and visited other museums including the collection of Johan Christian Fabricius in Kiel. His study of the Fabrician types resulted in his "Hemiptera Fabriciana". A significant part of Stål's work wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stick Insects
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. They can be generally referred to as phasmatodeans, phasmids, or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The group's name is derived from the Ancient Greek ', meaning an apparition or phantom, referring to their resemblance to vegetation while in fact being animals. Their natural camouflage makes them difficult for predators to detect; still, many species have one of several secondary lines of defense in the form of startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. Stick insects from the genera ''Phryganistria'', ''Ctenomorpha'', and ''Phobaeticus'' include the world's longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phasmatidae
The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects ( order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea. Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly reproduce by parthenogenesis. Despite their bizarre, even threatening appearance, they are harmless to humans. The Phasmatidae contain some of the largest insects in existence. An undescribed species of ''Phryganistria'' is the longest living insect known, able to reach a total length of 64 cm (25.2 inch). Subfamilies Following the Phasmid Study Group, nine subfamilies are recognized in the Phasmatidae. Other treatments differ, sometimes recognizing as few as six. The Lonchodinae were historically often placed in the Diapheromeridae, the other family of the Anareolatae. The Phasmatinae are often expanded to include the two tribes here separated as the Clitumninae, while the Extatosomatinae may be similarly included in the Tropidoderi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phasmatinae
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. Tribes and genera The ''Phasmida Species File'' lists three tribes: Acanthomimini Authority: Günther, 1953; distribution Australasia * '' Acanthomima'' Kirby, 1904 * '' Anophelepis'' Westwood, 1859 * '' Arphax'' Stål, 1875 * '' Echetlus (phasmid)'' Stål, 1875 * '' Mauritiophasma'' Cliquennois & Brock, 2004 * '' Vasilissa'' Kirby, 1896 Acanthoxylini Authority: Bradley & Galil, 1977 * '' Acanthoxyla'' Uvarov, 1944 * '' Argosarchus'' Hutton, 1898 * '' Clitarchus'' Stål, 1875 * '' Pseudoclitarchus'' Salmon, 1991 * '' Tepakiphasma'' Buckley & Bradler, 2010 Phasmatini Selected genera (mostly from Australasia and SE Asia): * '' Acrophylla'' Gray, 1835 * ''Anchiale'' Stål, 1875 * '' Eurycnema'' Audinet-Serville, 1838 * '' Onchestus'' Stål, 1877 * '' Phasma'' Lichtenstein, 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clitarchus Hookeri
''Clitarchus hookeri'', is a stick insect of the family Phasmatidae, endemic to New Zealand. It is possibly New Zealand's most common stick insect. ''Clitarchus hookeri'' is often green in appearance, but can also be brown or red. Alongside the prickly stick insect and the Unarmed stick insect, ''C. hookeri'' is one of three stick insect species to have become naturalised in Great Britain, with all three having originated in New Zealand. Description ''Clitarchus hookeri'' is a large stick insect. This species demonstrates sexual dimorphism. Female specimens grow from 81 – 106 mm and males from 67 – 74 mm. The colour can be variable, even in the same location, ranging from bright green to grey, brown or buff. Unlike many tropical stick insects, ''Clitarchus hookeri'' is flightless. Habitat and distribution ''Clitarchus hookeri'' is found from Northland to the Wellington region in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. On the South Island it is not as wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clitarchus Tepaki
''Clitarchus tepaki'' is a stick insect that belongs to the common New Zealand genus '' Clitarchus''. It is endemic to the North Cape area of New Zealand, in particular Te Paki and the Karikari Peninsula. Description ''Clitarchus tepaki'' is a medium-sized, moderately robust and wingless stick insect with a green to mottled brown and grey body, sometimes with tubercles on its dorsal side. It prefers to live in forest remnants, and has been seen feeding on ''Metrosideros perforata'', '' Metrosideros bartlettii'', manuka (''Leptospermum scoparium''), kanuka (''Kunzea'' spp.), and pohuehue (''Muehlenbeckia australis''). This stick insect has been found in just two localities: the Te Paki or North Cape area, and the volcanic uplands of Paraawanui in the Karikari Peninsula. Within Te Paki it has been collected in many spots, including Spirits Bay, Tom Bowling Bay, and Unuwhao. Both these areas were isolated from the rest of New Zealand during the Pliocene, and are home to seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clitarchus Rakauwhakanekeneke
''Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke'' is a stick insect that belongs the common New Zealand genus '' Clitarchus''. It lives only on the Poor Knights Islands. Description ''Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke'' is a medium-sized, moderately robust and wingless stick insect with a green to mottled brown and grey body, with some tubercles and spines more commonly on its dorsal side. It has been collected on ''Metrosideros perforata'', põhutakawa (''Metrosideros excelsa''), manuka (''Leptospermum scoparium''), kanuka (''Kunzea'' spp.), tall mingimingi ('' Leucopogon fasciculatus''), ''Coprosma'' sp., and some grasses. This stick insect is restricted to the Poor Knights Islands, some 22 kilometres from the eastern coast of Northland. It has been found on two of the main islands, Tawhiti Rahi and Aorangi. The species was first noted by J. C. Watt, who referred to it in 1982 as C''litarchus'' aff. ''hookeri,'' and considered it to be either a "geographic race" or an endemic species. It was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clitarchus
Clitarchus may refer to: *Cleitarchus Cleitarchus or Clitarchus ( el, Κλείταρχος) was one of the historians of Alexander the Great. Son of the historian Dinon of Colophon, he spent a considerable time at the court of Ptolemy Lagus. He was active in the mid to late 4th cent ..., a Greek historian active in the late 4th century BCE * Cleitarchus of Eretria, a Greek tyrant who lived in the 4th century BCE * ''Clitarchus'' (phasmid), a genus of insects in the family Phasmatidae {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phasmatodea Genera
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. They can be generally referred to as phasmatodeans, phasmids, or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The group's name is derived from the Ancient Greek ', meaning an apparition or phantom, referring to their resemblance to vegetation while in fact being animals. Their natural camouflage makes them difficult for predators to detect; still, many species have one of several secondary lines of defense in the form of startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. Stick insects from the genera ''Phryganistria'', ''Ctenomorpha'', and ''Phobaeticus'' include the world's longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phasmatidae Of New Zealand
The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects ( order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea. Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly reproduce by parthenogenesis. Despite their bizarre, even threatening appearance, they are harmless to humans. The Phasmatidae contain some of the largest insects in existence. An undescribed species of ''Phryganistria'' is the longest living insect known, able to reach a total length of 64 cm (25.2 inch). Subfamilies Following the Phasmid Study Group, nine subfamilies are recognized in the Phasmatidae. Other treatments differ, sometimes recognizing as few as six. The Lonchodinae were historically often placed in the Diapheromeridae, the other family of the Anareolatae. The Phasmatinae are often expanded to include the two tribes here separated as the Clitumninae, while the Extatosomatinae may be similarly included in the Tropidoderin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By Carl Stål
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in '' Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
