''Brockphasma'' is currently a
monotypic genus
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
of Asian
stick insect
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 ...
s in the tribe
Necrosciini
Necrosciinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Lonchodidae, with its greatest diversity in South-East Asia.
The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to make up a separate family and ...
, erected by G.W.C. Ho, Liu, Bresseel & Constant in 2014.
[ Ho GWC, Liu X-Y, Bresseel J, Constant J (2014) Brockphasma spinifemoralis gen. et spec. nov.: a new phasmid genus and new species of Neohiraseini (Phasmida: Necrosciinae) from Vietnam, ''Zootaxa'' 3826(1): 282-290.] To date, one species has been recorded from Vietnam.
Species
The ''Phasmida Species File''
[ currently only includes '' Brockphasma spinifemoralis'' Ho, Liu, Bresseel & Constant, 2014: found in ]Bạch Mã National Park
Bạch Mã National Park ( vi, Vườn quốc gia Bạch Mã) is a protected area in central Vietnam, near the city of Huế. It covers 220 km2 and comprises three zones: a strictly protected core area, an administrative area and a buffer zo ...
; the genus was named after the English stick insect specialist Paul Brock.
References
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Phasmatodea genera
Phasmatodea of Asia
Lonchodidae