''Clitarchus'' is a genus of
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 ...
in the
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 reprodu ...
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:
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Clitarchus hookeri''
White, 1846
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Clitarchus tepaki''
Buckley, Myers and Bradler, 2014
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Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke''
Buckley, Myers and Bradler, 2014
References
External links
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Phasmatodea genera
Phasmatidae of New Zealand
Taxa named by Carl Stål
Phasmatidae